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King, William Bernard Robinson (1889-1963), geologist
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- William Bernard Robinson King , OBE, MC, ScD, FRS
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12 November 1889 - 23 January 1963
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Educated at Jesus College, of which he was a Fellow, 1920-1922, before appointment as Director of Studies in Natural Sciences at Magdalene in 1922. In 1931 he left to become Professor of Geology at University College, London, returning to Cambridge and Magdalene as Woodwardian Professor of Geology, 1943-1955. Meanwhile, his knowledge of coastline and water supply were invaluable in planning the Normandy landings during the Second World War.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography