Sir Anthony Seymour Laughton FRS was a British oceanographer.
Occupation
oceanographer
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Born
April 29, 1927
Died
September 27, 2019
Overview
Sir Anthony Seymour Laughton FRS (29 April 1927—27 September 2019) was a British oceanographer.
He was educated at Marlborough College and King's College, Cambridge. He worked for the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (now the National Oceanography Centre) and served as director in 1978. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1980 and received a knighthood for services to oceanography in the 1987 Birthday Honours.
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1927 births
2019 deaths
People educated at Marlborough College
Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
British oceanographers
Fellows of the Royal Society
Knights Bachelor
