Career
Born into the family which originated Suttons Seeds, John"s father was an engineer credited with inventing the motor lawn-mower, among other things, and his mother was a teacher of classics. In 1937 he began a general science degree at Imperial College, graduating in geology in 1941 for war service in the army. From 1946-1949 he undertook research on the Lewisian gneiss of North.W.Scotland with fellow student Janet Watson.
He is commemorated by the Sutton Heights in Antarctica.
