Kenneth Oakley | |
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| Born | Kenneth Page Oakley 7 April 1911 |
| Died | 2 November 1981 (aged 70) Amersham |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | relative dating of fossils by fluorine content |
| Awards | Prestwich Medal (1963) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | physical anthropologist |
Kenneth Page Oakley (7 April 1911 – 2 November 1981) was an English physical anthropologist, palaeontologist and geologist.
Oakley, known for his work in the Fluorine absorption dating of fossils by fluorine content,[1][2] was instrumental in the exposure[3] of the Piltdown Man hoax in the 1950s.
Oakley was born and died in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.