Lester Charles King (1907–1989) was an English geologist and geomorphologist known for his theories on scarp retreat.
He offered a very different view of the origin of continental landscaping than that of William Morris Davis.
[1] Studying at university in New Zealand King was a disciple of Charles Cotton who was heavily influenced by Davis.
[1] For him, the weathering of physical factors in arid areas causes the erosion of the hills, the deposition of the weathered material (pediments) and the deposition of these material in lower altitudes, contributing to the formation of the pediplain.
He was also an early proponent of continental drift, having lectured on this matter at a number of U.S. universities during a tour in 1958.