William Alexander Deer
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William Alexander Deer FRS (1910–2009) was a British geologist.
He was an Honorary Fellow of St John's College and Trinity Hall Cambridge, Professor of Mineralogy and Petrology at the University of Cambridge from 1961, Master of Trinity Hall from 1966 to 1975, and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University from 1971 to 1973.
He was an editor, along with Robert Andrew Howie and Jack Zussman, of the reference work Rock-Forming Minerals and the abridged version, An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals. The mineral deerite (IMA 1964-016) was named in his honour.
Publications
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External links
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- Obituary in The Times
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| Preceded by | Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1966-1975 |
Succeeded by Theodore Morris Sugden |
| Preceded by | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1971–1973 |
Succeeded by John Wilfrid Linnett |
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