John Sutton (geologist)

John Sutton (8 July 1919 – 6 September 1992) was an English geologist.^[1]

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 with an Abbreviated Honours degree, (Not an Honours degree) 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 (1965–68 and 1974–77); member of the BAS Scientific Advisory Committee (1970–85); member of NERC (1977–79); Chairman, British National Committee on Antarctic Research, from 1979.

He is commemorated by the Sutton Heights in Antarctica.

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