About Michael Coward
Lived 1945 – 2003 (aged 58). Michael Coward was a British geologist.
Michael Peter Coward (26 June 1945 – 16 July 2003) was an English geologist who did research on "thin-skinned" tectonics.
Coward studied geology at Imperial College London. He was H. H. Read Professor of Geology at Imperial College, Council Member of the Geological Society of London, and Chair of the UK Tectonic Studies Group. He received The Murchison Fund award in 1980.
In his honour the Geological Society published Deformation of the Continental Crust: The Legacy of Mike Coward in 2007.
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Who was Michael Coward?
English geologist
When was Michael Coward born?
Michael Coward was born on 26 June 1945 in Farnworth.
When did Michael Coward die?
Michael Coward died on 16 July 2003.
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Michael Coward was a geologist.
What nationality was Michael Coward?
Michael Coward was British.
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