Leonard James Spencer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonard James Spencer

British mineralogist

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1870

Place of Birth: Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 14-Apr-1959

Profession: geologist, Keeper of Mineralogy, Natural History Museum, mineralogist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Leonard James Spencer CBE FRS (7 July 1870 – 14 April 1959) was a British geologist.
He was an Honorary member of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, and also a recipient of its Bolitho Medal.
He was president of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland from 1936 to 1939.
In mineralogy Spencer was an original investigator who described several new minerals, including miersite, tarbuttite and parahopeite.
He also did important work as a curator, editor and bibliographer.
He was the third person to receive the Roebling Medal, the highest award of the Mineralogical Society of America.
He wrote at least 146 articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition.His daughter, Penelope Spencer became a successful free-style dancer and choreographer.