Anthony Hallam

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Anthony Hallam, aka Tony Hallam, (23 December 1933 – 23 October 2017) was a British

Following a period as lecturer at the University of Edinburgh (1958–67), Hallam moved to the University of Oxford as lecturer in geology. He was also a Fellow of New College, Oxford. It was during this time that he continued his research into the controversial evolution of Gryphaea, publishing several papers with the late Stephen Jay Gould.

Hallam was appointed Lapworth Professor of geology at the

He directly supervised over 35 graduate research students, including Bruce Sellwood (1967–70) and Geoff Townson (1968–71).

Publications

He has written over 200 research papers and is the author or editor of more than twelve books, including Jurassic Environments, Great Geological Controversies and Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities: The Causes of Mass Extinctions.

• Phanerozoic sea-level changes, (
  ISBN 978-0-231-07424-7

He was awarded the Lyell Medal by the Geological Society of London in 1990.^[1] In 2007, he was awarded the Lapworth Medal, by the Palaeontological Association, that Society's highest award.^[2]

Personal life

Hallam was a very active researcher, undertaking field trips and attending conferences well into retirement. In his spare time he enjoyed watching football, the arts, cinema and travel.

References

External links

• Anthony Hallam's website at University of Birmingham