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CodePX1535
Dates25 Jul 1926-
Person NameDean; William Thornton (25 Jul 1926-); Mr
SurnameDean
ForenamesWilliam Thornton
TitleMr
ActivityNational service: RAF aircraf crew on active service 1945-8;Whitby Grammar School; Leeds University 1948-1952, BsC in geology; Bristol University 1952-1955 PhD; DSc Leeds 1966; worked at geological survey 1955-1956; appointed to museum in Department of Palaeontology as senior scientific officer 1956; Principal Scientific Officer 1 Apr 1962; Deputy Keeper 1 Jul 1966; resigned 31 Mar 1969; moved to Canadian Geological Survey; c1977 returned to UK to take up chair of geology at Cardiff University
RelationshipsMarried, two children
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DF/PAL/117/42Palaeontology Department loan register, signed by William Thornton Dean 
DF/PAL/117/43Palaeontology Department loan register, signed by William Thornton Dean 
DF/PAL/117/44Palaeontology Department loan register, signed by William Thornton Dean 
DF/PAL/117/45Palaeontology Department loan register, signed by William Thornton Dean, Charles Geoffrey Adams and Michael Kingsley Howarth 
DF/PH/4/15/18Work of the Museum Temporary Exhibition: Identifying Scottish graptolites 
DF/PH/2/5/1/2Staff Group Photograph: Palaeontology Department Staff, on steps in front of Main Entrance 
DF/PH/2/5/1/3Staff Group Photograph: Palaeontology Department Staff 
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