Nicholas Shackleton
Sir Nicholas Shackleton | |
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| Born | 23 June 1937 |
| Died | 24 January 2006 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Quaternary Period |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Lyell Medal (1987) Wollaston Medal (1996) Urey Medal (2003) Vetlesen Prize (2004) Blue Planet Prize (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
Sir Nicholas John Shackleton FRS (23 June 1937 – 24 January 2006) was an English geologist and paleoclimatologist who specialised in the Quaternary Period. He was the son of the distinguished field geologist Robert Millner Shackleton and great-nephew of the explorer Ernest Shackleton.