About Edward Howel Francis
Lived 1924 – 2014 (aged 89). Edward Howel Francis was a British geologist.
Edward Howel Francis (31 May 1924 – 22 May 2014) was a British geologist and Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Leeds. He was President of the Geological Society of London from 1980 to 1982.
Biography Francis was born in south Wales and went to school in Port Talbot. He was called up for military service after two years, commissioned in the Cheshire Regiment and served in the Mediterranean.
Publications
The Carboniferous period. Edward Howel Francis, B.SC., F.R.S.E., F.G.S. and Austin William Woodland, PH.D., F.G.S. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1964, v. 1, p. 221-232.
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Who was Edward Howel Francis?
British geologist (1924–2014)
When was Edward Howel Francis born?
Edward Howel Francis was born on 31 May 1924 in Cwmavon.
When did Edward Howel Francis die?
Edward Howel Francis died on 22 May 2014.
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Edward Howel Francis was a geologist.
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Edward Howel Francis was British.
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