Born into an educated family, her father was the geologist W.B.R. King. She studied at Cambridge University and earned her bachelor's degree in geography in 1942. She then joined the Women's Royal Naval Service and became a meteorologist and surveyor for the duration of World War II. After her service, she returned to Cambridge and researched sand movement on beaches, earning her doctorate in 1949.[2]
Career and research
King spent her career studying the influence of glaciers on landscape evolution, an offshoot of her doctoral work, which continued throughout her career. She went on expeditions to Skaftafell in Iceland in 1953 and 1954 to study the glaciers there. It was unusual at that time for young women to be allowed to participate in fieldwork in such remote, rudimentary areas of Iceland.[3] The expeditions resulted in a series of papers in 1955 and 1956. Because of her gender, her participation in fieldwork trips was discouraged. However, she participated in research on Baffin Island in the 1960s and the Austerdalsbreen glacier in Norway, and led fieldwork expeditions of her own throughout the Arctic. She published several books throughout her career, including 1973s Beaches and Coasts, the first book published to offer an overview of coastal geomorphology.[2][4][5][6]
In 1959, King began teaching at the University of Nottingham, where she remained for the rest of her career. She became a professor in 1969, after several delays in her promotion due to discrimination.[2] King was one of the earliest women to become a professor of geography in the United Kingdom, and she retired in 1982.[4] Cuchlaine King was honoured with the David Linton Award of the British Society for Geomorphology in 1991.
Legacy
The University of Nottingham has named geography laboratories in King's honour.[7]
Publications
Beaches and Coasts (1960)
Quantitative Geography, J.P. Cole and C.A.M. King, London: John Wiley (1968)
Techniques in geomorphology C.A.M. King, London: Arnold (1966)
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cuchlaine, king, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, available, a. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cuchlaine Audrey Muriel King 26 June 1922 1 17 December 2019 was a British geomorphologist known for her work in glaciology and her extensive writings on the geography of coasts and beaches She with John P Cole was one of the first to produce a book on quantitative methods in geography Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career and research 3 Legacy 4 Publications 5 ReferencesEarly life and education EditBorn into an educated family her father was the geologist W B R King She studied at Cambridge University and earned her bachelor s degree in geography in 1942 She then joined the Women s Royal Naval Service and became a meteorologist and surveyor for the duration of World War II After her service she returned to Cambridge and researched sand movement on beaches earning her doctorate in 1949 2 Career and research EditKing spent her career studying the influence of glaciers on landscape evolution an offshoot of her doctoral work which continued throughout her career She went on expeditions to Skaftafell in Iceland in 1953 and 1954 to study the glaciers there It was unusual at that time for young women to be allowed to participate in fieldwork in such remote rudimentary areas of Iceland 3 The expeditions resulted in a series of papers in 1955 and 1956 Because of her gender her participation in fieldwork trips was discouraged However she participated in research on Baffin Island in the 1960s and the Austerdalsbreen glacier in Norway and led fieldwork expeditions of her own throughout the Arctic She published several books throughout her career including 1973s Beaches and Coasts the first book published to offer an overview of coastal geomorphology 2 4 5 6 In 1959 King began teaching at the University of Nottingham where she remained for the rest of her career She became a professor in 1969 after several delays in her promotion due to discrimination 2 King was one of the earliest women to become a professor of geography in the United Kingdom and she retired in 1982 4 Cuchlaine King was honoured with the David Linton Award of the British Society for Geomorphology in 1991 Legacy EditThe University of Nottingham has named geography laboratories in King s honour 7 Publications EditBeaches and Coasts 1960 Quantitative Geography J P Cole and C A M King London John Wiley 1968 Techniques in geomorphology C A M King London Arnold 1966 Physical Geography Cuchlaine A M King London Blackwell 1980 References Edit https www google com search client ms android samsung amp tbm bks amp sxsrf ACYBGNQwXP1 BPzF8nPfW 60gurjg fqg 3A1576858574973 amp ei zvP8XceDO6ivmwW1 q2wAg amp q Cuchlaine King 26 June 1922 amp oq Cuchlaine King 26 June 1922 amp gs l mobile gws serp 12 6526 8739 0 9847 14 9 0 0 0 0 864 1527 5 1j1 2 0 0 1c 1 64 mobile gws serp 13 0 0 0 AbcYE4GqXJk a b c Hulbe Christine Wang Weili Ommanney Simon 2010 Women in glaciology a historical perspective Journal of Glaciology 56 200 944 964 Bibcode 2010JGlac 56 944H doi 10 3189 002214311796406202 Jack D Ives Skaftafell In Iceland A Thousand Years of Change pg 101 143 Ormsunga Reykjavik Iceland 2007 ISBN 9789979630555 a b Maddrell Avril 20 June 2011 Complex Locations Women s Geographical Work in the UK 1850 1970 John Wiley amp Sons ISBN 9781444399585 Burek Cynthia V Higgs Bettie 1 January 2007 The Role of Women in the History of Geology Geological Society of London ISBN 9781862392274 Pilkey Orrin H 19 February 2011 The World s Beaches A Global Guide to the Science of the Shoreline University of California Press ISBN 9780520268715 Facilities The University of Nottingham www nottingham ac uk Retrieved 18 November 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cuchlaine King amp oldid 1112418153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
