Stan Paterson

Stan Paterson
Colour photograph of Stan Paterson standing, with a camera in his hands and binoculars around his neck
Born
William Stanley Bryce Paterson

(1924-05-20)20 May 1924
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died8 October 2013(2013-10-08) (aged 89)
Campbell River, Vancouver Island, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
OccupationGlaciologist

William Stanley Bryce (Stan) Paterson (20 May 1924 – 8 October 2013) was a leading British glaciologist. He mined glacial cores which then provided climate data for the world's last 100,000 years.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Stan Paterson – Obituary". The Telegraph. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Obituary: William Stanley "Stan" Bryce Paterson, glaciologist". The Scotsman. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.