Brigadier Sir Geoffrey Sylvester Peren KBE (30 November 1892 – 19 July 1980) was an agricultural scientist, university professor, and agricultural college principal, as well as a soldier in the two world wars, serving in the Canadian, British, and New Zealand armies.

After completing his studies, Peren worked in an orchard for a short time and then enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in March 1915.

After arriving in England in May 1915, he applied for a transfer to the British Army, and was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery.

After his discharge in 1919, Peren secured a position at the East Malling Fruit Research Station, and then an inspector's role with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

[3] In the 1953 New Year Honours, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to agriculture.