Paul Lewis Hancock
{{Short description|British geologist}}
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| death_place = Bristol UK
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| field = Geology
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| alma_mater = Durham University
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| known_for = Editor of Journal of Structural Geology
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Paul Lewis Hancock, (26 March 1937 – 9 December 1998) was a British geologist and editor of Journal of Structural Geology (Editor-in-Chief, 1979-1985; Founding Editor, 1986-1998{{cite journal | url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191814100001449 | doi=10.1016/S0191-8141(00)00144-9 | bibcode=2001JSG....23..163D | title=Brittle Microtectonics, Neotectonics, and Archaeoseismology. In honour of Paul Lewis Hancock: Editor-in-Chief, 1979-1985; Founding Editor, 1986-1998 | last1=Dunne | first1=Bill | last2=Stewart | first2=Iain | last3=Turner | first3=Jonathan | journal=Journal of Structural Geology | date=2001 | volume=23 | issue=2 | page=163 }}).
Early life and education
Paul Lewis Hancock was born in London on 26 March 1937.[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-professor-paul-l-hancock-1192274.html Obituary: Professor Paul L. Hancock] He graduated from Sheen Grammar School and later Durham University.{{cite journal |title=Graduates |journal=University of Durham Gazette, 1958-1959 |page=14}}
Career
His professional career started as lecturer in geology at Nottingham Trent Polytechnic 1964 then Strathclyde Polytechnic 1966-1969 Bristol University (1969–81), reader (1981–95) and professor of Neotectonics (1995–98).
In 1978, he conceived the Journal of Structural Geology with the Peter Henn at Pergamon Press.{{cite journal | url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191814197855186 | doi=10.1016/S0191-8141(97)85518-6 | bibcode=1997JSG....19.1441T | title=Retiring editorial | last1=Treagus | first1=Sue | journal=Journal of Structural Geology | date=1997 | volume=19 | issue=12 | page=1441-1442 }} From 1979-1985, he was Editor-in-Chief and in 1986-1998 Founding Editor of the Magazine.
Hancock died of bone cancer in Bristol on 9 December 1998.
Personal life
Hancock was married twice Janet Hancock Died 03/2017(1964-1988) Anne Hancock Died 07/2017 (1993-) and had a son Nigel Hancock(1965) and a daughter Ruth Hancock(1968).
References
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Bibliography
- Paul L. Hancock (ed.) Continental deformation. - Publisher:Oxford, New York: Pergamon Press. - 1994. - 421 p. - {{ISBN|978-0080379302}}
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