Lewis Leigh Fermor
Lewis Leigh Fermor | |
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| Born | 18 September 1880 |
| Died | 24 May 1954 (aged 73) |
| Children | Patrick Leigh Fermor |
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| Fields | Geology |
Sir Lewis Leigh Fermor, OBE, FRS (18 September 1880 – 24 May 1954), was a British chemist and geologist and the first president of the Indian National Science Academy and a director of the Geological Survey of India (1930-1935). His son was the writer and traveller Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor.