Lawrence Wager

Lawrence Wager
Born
Lawrence Rickard Wager

(1904-02-05)5 February 1904
Batley, Yorkshire
Died20 November 1965(1965-11-20) (aged 61)
London, England
Resting placeLittondale, Yorkshire
AwardsBigsby Medal (1945)
Lyell Medal (1962)
Fellow of the Royal Society
Scientific career
Academic advisorsW. B. R. King

Lawrence Rickard Wager, commonly known as Bill Wager, (5 February 1904 – 20 November 1965) was a British geologist, explorer and mountaineer, described as "one of the finest geological thinkers of his generation" and best remembered for his work on the Skaergaard intrusion in Greenland, and for his attempt on Mount Everest in 1933.