Sir Raymond Priestley: an appreciation

There are many young people in New Zealand, in Australia, here in Canada, and especially those who knew him in Cambridge, in Birmingham, and in his home town of Tewkesbury, who will mourn the passing of Sir Raymond Priestley as friend and counsellor. I think it is fitting that I should write my trib...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Wright, Charles
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1974
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Canada
New Zealand
Edith
Priestley
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400031880
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400031880
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Summary:There are many young people in New Zealand, in Australia, here in Canada, and especially those who knew him in Cambridge, in Birmingham, and in his home town of Tewkesbury, who will mourn the passing of Sir Raymond Priestley as friend and counsellor. I think it is fitting that I should write my tribute to his sterling qualities, since I have known him for 64 long years as a friend, as a collaborator and, for 60 years, as a relation by marriage with Edith Mary Priestley, one of his sisters.

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