H. Basil S. Cooke

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H. Basil S. Cooke
Born(1915-10-17)October 17, 1915
Johannesburg, South Africa
DiedMay 3, 2018(2018-05-03) (aged 102)
CitizenshipCanadian
EducationKing Edward VII School
Alma materCambridge University, University of the Witwatersrand
Scientific career
FieldsGeology, Palaeontology
InstitutionsDalhousie University
Websitewww.dal.ca/faculty/science/earth-sciences/faculty_staff/faculty/cooke_hbs.html

Herbert Basil Sutton Cooke FRSSAf (17 October 1915 – 3 May 2018) was a South African-Canadian geologist and palaeontologist, and Emeritus Professor at Dalhousie University. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was educated at King Edward VII School before earning a B.A. (1936) and M.A. (1940) at Cambridge University, and M.Sc. (1940) and D.Sc. (1947) at the University of the Witwatersrand.

He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa in 1948 for his contributions to Quaternary geology. He is known for his studies of fossil pigs and other even-toed ungulates of Africa.[1] A festschrift in honor of his life and contributions was published in Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa in 2006.[2]

He received the Canadian Centennial Medal (1967) and Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) for his contributions to education. Other honors include being a Life Fellow of the Geological Society of South Africa, an honorary Life Member of the , past president and Life Member of both the and the South African Archaeological Society, and past vice-president of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science.[2] His books include Geology for South African Students, co-written with G. N. G. Hamilton and published in five editions since 1939, and The Evolution of African Mammals (1978), co-edited with V. J. Maglio.[2] He turned 100 in October 2015[3] and died in May 2018 at the age of 102.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Avery, D. Margaret (2006). "H. Basil S. Cooke FRSSAf: a biographical note". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 61 (2): 31–32. Bibcode:2008TRSSA..63...61W. doi:10.1080/00359190609519948. S2CID 84172497.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Partridge, T. C. (2006). "Foreword". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 61 (2): i. doi:10.1080/00359190609519947. S2CID 219624132.
  3. ^ Staff (2016-10-26). "Basil Cooke, Emeritus professor, turns 101 years old in early October". Dalhousie Earth Sciences. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  4. ^ H. B. S. (Basil) Cooke Obituary

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