Kenneth Oakley
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Kenneth Page Oakley (7 April 1911 ā 2 November 1981) was an English physical anthropologist, palaeontologist and geologist.
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Kenneth Oakley | |
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Born | Kenneth Page Oakley 7 April 1911 |
Died | 2 November 1981(1981-11-02) (aged 70) Amersham |
Nationality | English |
Known for | relative dating of fossils by fluorine content |
Awards | Prestwich Medal (1963) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | physical anthropologist |
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Oakley, known for his work in the Fluorine absorption dating of fossils by fluorine content,[1][2] was instrumental in the exposure[3] of the Piltdown Man hoax in the 1950s.
Oakley was born and died in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.