Eric James Denton
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Sir Eric James Denton CBE, FRS, (born Bentley, Yorkshire 30 September 1923 - died St Just, Cornwall 2 January 2007) was a British marine biologist who won the Royal Society's Royal Medal
in 1987. He was the Director of the Marine Biological Association Laboratory in Plymouth between 1974 and 1987.
Royal Medal
The Royal Medal, also known as The Queen's Medal, is a silver-gilt medal awarded each year by the Royal Society, two for "the most important contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge" and one for "distinguished contributions in the applied sciences" made within the Commonwealth of...
in 1987. He was the Director of the Marine Biological Association Laboratory in Plymouth between 1974 and 1987.