Background
Robson, Geoffrey Robert was born on January 24, 1929 in Stockton on Tees, England. Son of Robert and Mary (Darbyshire) Robson.
geologist consultant seismologist
Robson, Geoffrey Robert was born on January 24, 1929 in Stockton on Tees, England. Son of Robert and Mary (Darbyshire) Robson.
Bachelor of Science, University Durham (England), 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University Durham (England), 1956.
Science officer British Eastern Caribbean area, Colonial Research Svc., 1952-1960; head seismic research, U. West Indies, Trinidad, 1960-1968; economics affairs officer energy resources branch, United Nations Secretariat, New York City, 1968-1974; chief mineral resources branch, United Nations Secretariat, New York City, 1974-1986; honorary fellow department geological science, U. Durham, since 1987. Consultant United Nations, New York City, since 1986, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, England, since 1995.
Fellow Geological Society London, Institution Mining and Metallurgy. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Royal Commonwealth Society.
Married Dorothy Elizabeth Jewitt, August 26, 1953. Children: James Alexander, Charles Robert.