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CodeDS/UK/10923
NameKearton; Frank (1911-1992); OBE FRS FRSA; British scientist, industrialist and life peer
Variations of NameBaron Kearton
Dates1911-1992
GenderMale
Biography(Christopher) Frank Kearton, Baron Kearton OBE FRS FRSA (17 February 1911–2 July 1992) was a British life peer in the House of Lords. He was also a scientist and industrialist and former Chancellor of the University of Bath. He usually known by his middle name of Frank, and was Frank Kearton OBE between 1945 and 1966, and Sir Frank Kearton OBE between 1966 and his elevation to the peerage in 1970.

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