Richard Limon Stanton

Richard Limon Stanton AO FAA
Born	(1926-02-16)16 February 1926 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	25 August 2020(2020-08-25) (aged 94) Canberra, Australia^[1]
Occupation	Geologist

Richard Limon (Dick) Stanton AO FAA (16 February 1926 – 25 August 2020) was an Australian geologist.^[2]^[1]

Stanton was Professor of Geology at the University of New England in New South Wales from 1975 to 1986. He was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 1975.

Awards

David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne 1972
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science 1975
Penrose Gold Medal, Society of Economic Geologists 1993
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to economic geology and geological research 1996
Clarke Medal (Geology), Royal Society of New South Wales 1998
Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in geology and geochemistry 2001

References

^ ^a ^b Marks, Robert E. (2020). "Obituary: Richard Limon Stanton AO FAA DistFRSN" (PDF). Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 153 (2): 229–232. doi:10.5962/p.361946. ISSN 0035-9173. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ "Stanton, Richard Limon (1926 - 2020)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 16 February 2024.