John Sutton
Geologist, Deceased Person
1919 – 1992
Who was John Sutton?
John Sutton was an English geologist.
Born into the family which originated Suttons Seeds, John's father was an engineer credited with inventing the motor lawn-mower, among other things, and his mother was a teacher of classics. In 1937 he began a general science degree at Imperial College, graduating in geology in 1941 for war service in the army.
From 1946-1949 he undertook research on the Lewisian Gneiss of N.W.Scotland with fellow student Janet Watson.
He was Dean of the Royal School of Mines; member of the BAS Scientific Advisory Committee; member of NERC; Chairman, British National Committee on Antarctic Research, from 1979.
He is commemorated by the Sutton Heights in Antarctica.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"John Sutton." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/john-sutton/m/0pl0vl6>.
Discuss this John Sutton biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In