Leslie Reginald Cox


Leslie Reginald Cox FRS was an English palaeontologist and malacologist.

Education

Cox was born to parents who worked as government servants, in the Post Office telephone engineers' department. When he was still young, the family moved to Harringay, where he at age six started attendance at the South Harringay County School. In 1909, he entered Owen's School in Islington, one of the old London grammar schools.

Awards and honours

Cox was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1950. His nomination reads:
He was elected president of the Geologists' Association for 1954–56.

Career

In August 1916, Cox began his war service.

Publications

Cox's most important publications include: