Peter Fookes
Peter Fookes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter George Fookes 31 May 1933 Ilford, England |
| Died | 7 September 2020 |
| Known for | Engineering geology |
| Awards | William Smith Medal of Geological Society of London, Glossop Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Workplaces | Royal School of Mines |
| Alec Skempton | |
Peter George Fookes (31 May 1933 – 7 September 2020) was a British engineering geologist. He went to school at Reigate Grammar School (1944-1949)[1] before going to university at Queen Mary College, University of London for his BSc and Imperial College for his PhD. He has been described as the "father of engineering geomorphology".[2][3]He was awarded the William Smith Medal by the Geological Society of London in 1985, and the Glossop Medal and the first Glossop Lecture in 1997, titled Geology for Engineers: the Geological Model, Prediction and Performance.[4]
In 2025 the Geological Society published The Peter Fookes Engineering Geological Legacy in Geomodels, Geomaterials and Geomorphology in his honour. The book was co-authored/edited by J.S. Griffiths, D.P. Giles, J.A. Davis and J.J. Dunlop, ISBN 978-1-78620-690-9.
References
- ↑ "Notable Reigatians". RGS Foundation. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ Fookes, Peter George (1933–2020), engineering geologist oxforddnb.com
- ↑ "Professor Peter Fookes obituary". The Times & The Sunday Times. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ↑ "Awards Glossop Lecture". Geological Society of London. Retrieved 5 March 2026.