Lewis Leigh Fermor

Lewis Leigh Fermor
Born(1880-09-18)18 September 1880
Died24 May 1954(1954-05-24) (aged 73)
ChildrenPatrick Leigh Fermor
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsGeology

Sir Lewis Leigh Fermor, OBE, FRS (18 September 1880 – 24 May 1954), was a British chemist and geologist and the first president of the Indian National Science Academy and a director of the Geological Survey of India (1930-1935). His son was the writer and traveller Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor.[2][3]

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  2. ^ "Sir Lewis Leigh Fermor obituary from Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences". Patrickleighfermor.wordpress.com. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Sir Lewis Leigh Fermor". Patrickleighfermor.wordpress.com. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2013.