| George P. L. Walker | |
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| Born | 2 March 1926 |
| Died | 17 January 2005 |
| Nationality | Northern Ireland |
| Fields | Mineralogist, Volcanologist |
| Institutions | Imperial College, London (1951-78), University of Hawai'i (1979-96) |
| Alma mater | Queen's University, Belfast, University of Leeds |
| Doctoral students | Steve Sparks |
| Influenced | Bruce F. Houghton |
George Patrick Leonard Walker FRS (2 March 1926 – 17 January 2005) was a British geologist who specialized in mineralogy and volcanology.[1]
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He worked on the volcanic rocks of Iceland, and on Mount Etna. He taught at Imperial College. In 1978, he was Captain James Cook Research Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand at the University of Auckland, In 1981, he was Macdonald Chair in Volcanology at the University of Hawaii.[2]
He was married to his wife Hazel, and had daughter Alison and son Leonard.