H. B. Whittington
British paleontologist
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Harry Blackmore Whittington FRS was a British palaeontologist who made a major contribution to the study of fossils of the Burgess Shale and other Cambrian fauna. Wikipedia
Born: March 24, 1916, Handsworth, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Died: June 20, 2010 (age 94 years), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Notable students: Derek Briggs and Simon Conway Morris
Education: University of Birmingham (1937) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School For Boys
Academic advisor: Frederick William Shotton
Awards: Wollaston Medal, International Prize for Biology, Bigsby Medal, and more
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