About David Williams
Lived 1898 – 1984 (aged 85). David Williams was a British geologist.
David Williams (1898 – 8 May 1984) was a noted British geologist.
Williams was born of Welsh parents in Liverpool, England. After studying civil engineering at the University of Liverpool, he became interested in geology after his twin brother Howel began to study geology. David Williams studied under Percy Boswell at the University of Liverpool. There David Williams received his Ph.D. for research on paleozoic volcanic rock in Snowdonia.
Later he worked in geophysical prospecting in Southern Africa and for Rio Tinto in Spain, before coming to Imperial as a lecturer in 1932. On the retirement of W. R. Jones in 1947 he became Professor of Mining Geology.
David Williams was awarded the Lyell Medal in 1959.
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Who was David Williams?
British geologist (1898-1984)
When was David Williams born?
David Williams was born on 12 October 1898 in Liverpool.
When did David Williams die?
David Williams died on 8 May 1984.
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David Williams was a geologist.
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David Williams was British.
Sources & further reading
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