Sir Nicholas John Shackleton

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Nicholas_John_Shackleton

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Royal_Medal gptkb:Crafoord_Prize gptkb:Vetlesen_Prize Knighthood
gptkbp:birthDate	1937-06-23
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:contribution	pioneering use of oxygen isotope ratios in paleoclimate studies development of marine isotope stage stratigraphy establishing the link between Milankovitch cycles and ice ages
gptkbp:deathDate	2006-01-24
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Harry_Godwin
gptkbp:editor	gptkb:Quaternary_Science_Reviews
gptkbp:education	gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	Earth sciences climate science
gptkbp:fullName	Nicholas John Shackleton
gptkbp:honorificPrefix	Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sir Nicholas John Shackleton
gptkbp:knownFor	paleoclimatology Milankovitch cycles research oxygen isotope analysis
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:musicInterest	gptkb:saxophone historical clarinets
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableCollection	clarinets
gptkbp:notableStudent	gptkb:Maureen_Raymo gptkb:Ellen_Thomas
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:academic gptkb:geologist paleoclimatologist
gptkbp:publishedIn	Shackleton, N.J., & Opdyke, N.D. (1973). Oxygen isotope and palaeomagnetic stratigraphy of equatorial Pacific core V28-238: Oxygen isotope temperatures and ice volumes on a 10^5 year and 10^6 year scale. Quaternary Research. Shackleton, N.J. (1967). Oxygen isotope analyses and Pleistocene temperatures re-assessed. Nature.
gptkbp:relative	gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton distant cousin
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Shirley_Shackleton
gptkbp:thesisTitle	The Measurement of Paleotemperatures in the Quaternary Era
gptkbp:thesisYear	1967
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Nicholas_Shackleton
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8