Charles Cotton (geologist)

Sir Charles Cotton
Cotton in 1912
Born(1885-02-24)24 February 1885
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died29 June 1970(1970-06-29) (aged 85)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Otago
AwardsVictoria Medal (1951)
Scientific career
FieldsGeomorphology
Geology
InstitutionsVictoria University College

Sir Charles Andrew Cotton KBE (24 February 1885 – 29 June 1970) was a New Zealand geologist and geomorphologist, described as one of the leading scientists that New Zealand has produced.