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Hales, Anton L. (1911 - )FAA, FRAS |
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Born: 1 March 1911 Mossel Bay, South Africa | ||
Anton L. Hales was Foundation Director (1973) then Emeritus Professor (1978) of the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University. He officially retired from the School at the age of eighty-nine and has had a lecture room and the A L Hales Honours Year Scholarships in Geophysics and Geochemistry named in his honour. Prior to this Hales was Director of the Bernard Price Institute of Geophysical Research in South Africa and of the Geoscience Division of the University of Texas, USA. For over eighty years he has been heavily involved in many aspects of Earth sciences research, including geophysics and his dedication to the field has been honored by his election as Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa, the Royal Astronomical Society, the American Geophysical Union, and of the Australian Academy of Science. |
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