Sir Percy Edward Kent FGS FRS[1] (18 March 1913 – 9 July 1986) was a British geologist who won the Royal Medal in 1971.
[2][3] Awarded the Bigsby Medal in 1955 and the Murchison Medal in 1969, he was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1973 Birthday Honours.
He attended West Bridgford Grammar School.
From the University of Nottingham he gained a BSc in 1934, and a PhD in 1941.
He married Margaret (Betty) Hood in 1940, and they had two daughters, one of whom is Helen Cooper.