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