GEOLOGIST

Dan McKenzie

1942 - Today

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Dan Peter McKenzie (born 21 February 1942) is a Professor of Geophysics at the University of Cambridge, and one-time head of the Bullard Laboratories of the Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences. He wrote the first paper defining the mathematical principles of plate tectonics on a sphere, and his early work on mantle convection created the modern discussion of planetary interiors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dan McKenzie is the 87th most popular geologist, the 5,835th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,653rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Dan McKenzie ranks 87 out of 90. Before him are John Bell Hatcher, Robert Jameson, Daniel Barringer, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Michael E. Mann, and Henry De la Beche. After him are Judith Curry, William Edmond Logan, and Claudia Alexander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Dan McKenzie ranks 684. Before him are Julie Sommars, Mridula Sinha, Lynn Davies, Guion Bluford, Gerry Ashworth, and Nené. After him are Richard Myers, Paul Hinder, Olivia Cole, Adrian Metcalfe, Mario Savio, and Dick Butkus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dan McKenzie ranks 5,837 out of 8,785. Before him are Martin Keown (1966), Louis Partridge (2003), Colley Cibber (1671), Jackie Lewis (1936), Louis de Bernières (1954), and Mark Akenside (1721). After him are Gillian Sheen (1928), Zoella (1990), Compton Mackenzie (1883), Will Poulter (1993), Harry Pollitt (1890), and Alan Cottrell (1919).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among geologists born in United Kingdom, Dan McKenzie ranks 18. Before him are Archibald Geikie (1835), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), Charles Lapworth (1842), Joseph Thomson (1858), Robert Jameson (1774), and Henry De la Beche (1796).

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