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See our list of abbreviations for the published source of the obituaries.
La Touche, Thomas Henry Digges 1938 QJ 94
Lacroix, Francois Antoine Alfred 1948 QJ 104
Laffoley, Nicholas D'Auvergne 1997 Ann. rev.
Laing, Samuel 1898 QJ 54
Laird, James, MD 1841 Proc 3(81)
Lake, Philip 1949 QJ 105
Lambe, Lawrence M 1920 QJ 76
Lambert, Alan 1928 QJ 84
Lambert, Richard St.John 1992 Ann. rept.
Laming, Deryck James Colson 2017 Geosci 28(1) (2018)
Lamont, Archie 1986 Ann. rept.
Lamont, Sir James 1914 QJ 70
Lamplugh, George William 1927 QJ 83
Lancaster-Jones, Peter Frank Farnham 1987 Ann. rept.
Landon, Joseph 1903 QJ 59
Lane, William Thomas 1938 QJ 94
Lang, James Giles 1938 QJ 94
Lang, William Dickson 1965-66 Proc 1636
Lankester, Edwin Ray 1930 QJ 86
Lapparent, Albert Auguste de 1909 QJ 65
Lapworth, Charles 1921 QJ 77
Lapworth, Charles Frank 1971 Yrbk.
Lapworth, Herbert 1934 QJ 90
Lapworth, Patricia Barbara 2000 Ann. rept.
Larkin, Nathaniel John 1857 QJ 13
Larminie, Ferdinand Geoffrey 2008 Ann. rept.
Larsen, Esper Signius 1962 Proc 1602
Lartet, Edouard 1872 QJ 28
Lartet, Louis 1900 QJ 56
Latham, Baldwin (note) 1918 QJ 74
Lauder, Sir Thomas, bart 1849 QJ 5
Laughton, Anthony 2019 Geosci 30 (7) 2020
Lavis, Henry James Johnston 1915 QJ 71
Law, Robert 1908 QJ 64
Lawrence, Philip Henry 1896 QJ 52
Lawrence, William Henry Arthur 1960 Proc 1582
Lawson, James Dixon 2005 Ann. rept.
Le Lacheur, William John 1924 QJ 80
Leach, Arthur Leonard 1958 Proc 1563
Leaf, Charles John (note) 1898 QJ 54
Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett 1972 Yrbk.
Lebour, George Alexander Louis 1918 QJ 74
Leckenby, John 1878 QJ 34
Leckwijck, William Peter van 1975 Ann. rept.
Lecompte (Le Compte), Marius 1974 Ann. rept.
Lee, Dr John 1867 QJ 23
Lee, John Edward 1888 QJ 44
Leeds, Alfred Nicholson 1918 QJ 74
Lees, George Martin 1955 Proc 1529
Lefevre, Charles Shaw SEE: Eversley, Rt. Hon. Charles Shaw, Viscount
Legget, Robert Ferguson 1994 Ann. rept.
Leidy, Joseph 1892 QJ 48
Leighton, Thomas 1907 QJ 63
Leitch, Duncan 1956 Proc 1541
Leitch, Patrick Arthur 1943 QJ 99
Leith, Charles Kenneth 1957 Proc 1554
Lemoine, Paul 1945 QJ 101
Lemon, Sir Charles, bart 1868 QJ 24
Leonhard, Carl Caesar von 1863 QJ 19
Lepper, Gordon Willis 1950 QJ 106
Lesley, J.P. 1904 QJ 60
Leslie, Thomas Nicholas 1943 QJ 99
Lesquereux, Leo 1890 QJ 46
Lester, Rev Lester (note) 1896 QJ 52
Levorsen, Arville Irving 1965-66 Proc 1636
Lewer, Richard Roy (WD) 1917 QJ 73
Lewis, Henry Carvill 1889 QJ 45
Lewis, Michael Samuel 1995 Ann. rept.
Lewis, Reginald Guley (note) 1960 Proc 1582
Liebisch, Theodor 1923 QJ 79
Lightfoot, Ben 1968 Proc 1651
Lillie, Arnold Robert 1999 Ann. rev.
Lindgren, Waldemar 1941 QJ 97
Lindley, Sir William Heerlein 1919 QJ 75
Lindon, Edward Byron 1892 QJ 48
Lindstrom, Gustav 1902 QJ 58
Lintern, Byron Charles 1992 Ann. rept.
Lisson, Carlos I (note) 1957 Proc 1554
Lister, Rev William (note) 1865 QJ 21
Little, Alan 1997 Ann. rev.
Little, Otway Henry 1957 Proc 1554
Liversidge, Archibald 1928 QJ 84
Llewellyn, David (Dai) 2001 Ann. rept.
Lloyd, Mr or Col John Augustus 1857 QJ 13
Lloyd, T G B 1876 QJ 32
Lobjoit, William Michael 1970 Proc 1662
Lobley, James Logan 1914 QJ 70
Loewinson-Lessing, Franz Youlievich 1940 QJ 96
Loftus, William Kennett 1860 QJ 16
Logan, Sir William Edmond 1876 QJ 32
Lohest, Marie Joseph Maximin 1927 QJ 83
Lomas, Joseph 1909 QJ 65
Lomax, James 1935 QJ 91
Lombard, Augustin 1999 Ann. rev.
Longbottom, Arthur 1912 QJ 68
Longman, Charles 1873 QJ 29
Longstaff, Mrs Mary Jane 1935 QJ 91
Lonsdale, William 1872 QJ 28
Lord, Joseph Henry 1999 Ann. rev.
Loriol-Le Fort, Charles Louis Perceval de 1909 QJ 65
Lossen, Karl August 1894 QJ 50
Louis, Dr Henry 1939 QJ 95
Loupekine, Igor Serge 1993 Ann. rept.
Lovelock, Philip Edward Richter 2008 Ann. rept.
Loven, Sven 1896 QJ 52
Lowndes, Ashley Gordon 1956 Proc 1541
Lubbock, John 1st Baron Avebury 1914 QJ 70
Lubbock, Sir John William bart 1866 QJ 22
Lucas, Joseph (note) 1927 QJ 83
Lucy, William Charles 1899 QJ 55
Ludbrook, Nelly Hooper (née Woods) 1995 Ann. rept.
Ludford, Albert 2016 Geosci 26(4)
Ludlam, Henry 1881 QJ 37
Lugeon, Maurice 1954 Proc 1515
Lumsden, Alastair Charles 2019 Geosci 30(4) (2020)
Lumsden, George Innes 2012 Geosci 23(3) (2013)
Luttman-Johnson, Hugh Michell (note) 1960 Proc 1582
Luxmoore, Edward Bouverie 1894 QJ 50
Lydekker, Richard 1916 QJ 72
Lyell, Sir Charles, bart 1876 QJ 32
Lyell, Leonard SEE: Kinnordy, Leonard Lyell, 1st Baron of
Lyons, Henry George 1944 QJ 100