| Authorised form of name | Dunham; Sir; Kingsley Charles (1910 - 2001) |
| Dates | 1910 - 2001 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England |
| Date of birth | 02/01/1910 |
| Date of death | 05/04/2001 |
| Research field | Geology |
| Activity | Education:
Brancepeth village school; Durham Johnston School; Durham University
Career:
Studied lead ores of the Pennines for his doctoral thesis; Awarded Commonwealth Harvard Fellowship to study at Harvard (1932); Geological Survey, finally as Chief Petrographer (to 1950); Professor of Geology, Durham University (1950-1967); Director, Geological Survey; studied distribution of mineral deposits; played piano and organ
Honours:
Kt 1972
Memberships:
Yorkshire Geological Society (Honorary)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/03/1955 |
| Age at election | 45 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1964-1966, 1971-1976; For Sec 1971-1976; VP 1971-1976
Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1970 |
| Relationships | Son of Ernest Peddar Dunham and his wife Edith; married (1936) Margaret Young; one son |
| Source | Sources:
Obituary: Times 18 April 2001
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2003 vol 49 pp 147-162, plate, by G A L Johnson |
| Code | NA6016 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| HWT/32/1 | Agenda and papers for first meeting of Committee, 8 June 1971 | 1971 |
| PB/3/2/1/15/5/1 | Correspondence with Sir Kingsley Dunham | 1961 |
| PB/3/2/4/9/1 | Correspondence with Sir Kingsley Dunham on Rookhope Borehole | 1960 |
| PB/3/2/4/10/9 | Correspondence with Sir Kingsley Dunham on Rookhope Borehole | 1962 |
| HWT/25/10/1 | Correspondence and papers regarding visit of Royal Society delegation to China | August - October 1973 |
| HWT/25/10/2 | Correspondence and papers regarding visit of Royal Society delegation to China | November - December 1973 |
| HWT/39/33 | Great Britain-China Committee (later Great Britain-China Centre) | August 1973 |
| HWT/20/92 | Correspondence and papers regarding European Science Foundation | May - June 1974 |
| IM/005464 | Dunham, Sir Kingsley Charles | nd |
| MS/926/1/11 | Correspondence and progress reports regarding Luna 16 and 20, collected by Colin Pillinger | January 1973-19 November 1975 |
| EC/1955/06 | Dunham, Sir Kingsley Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/GA/WS/4835 | Dunham, Sir Kingsley Charles | nd |
| HWT/39/34 | Great Britain-China Committee (later Great Britain-China Centre) | September 1973 |
| HWT/25/10/4 | Correspondence and papers regarding visit of Royal Society delegation to China | March 1975 |
| WF/595 | Grant application from the University of East Anglia to the Wolfson Foundation | 1974-1981 |
| MS/926/5/1/1 | Proposals from the United Kingdom to NASA for the analysis of Apollo lunar surface samples, compiled by the Lunar, Planetary and Interplanetary Matter Working Group | 10 June 1966 |
| MDA/N/1/135 | Correspondence between Kingsley Charles Dunham and the Royal Society | 21 March 1955-30 March 1962 |
| IM/007606 | Dunham, Sir Kingsley Charles | 1966 |