BOOK BATLEY HOTELS

Lawrence Wager
- Favourite Briton.

Born in Batley, West Yorkshire
Born on 5th of February 1904
Died on 20th of November 1965

Born 1904. Died 1965 - English geologist, petrologist and explorer.


Educated at Cambridge. Took part in scientific expeditions including one to East Greenland which resulted in his study of the local petrology and geochemistry. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1946.

Links:
http://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/~davewa/research/himal/everest-lrw.htm everest exertions

More famous Britons here

Contributors: Do you have a site related to Lawrence Wager?
Supply some content for this page and we will gladly add a link to your site. Email here.

5759 views since 9th February 2007

Brit Quote:
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller - John Milton
More Quotes

On this day:
Battle of Halidon Hill - 1333, Sinking of the Mary Rose - 1545, The Rosetta Stone Revealed - 1799, SS Great Britain launched by Brunel - 1843, Jeffrey Archer Jailed - 2001
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages