Bernard Stonehouse

Who is Bernard Stonehouse?

Bernard Stonehouse is a British scientist who specialised in polar research and popular science. He was born in Hull on 1 May 1926. He joined the Royal Navy in 1944, and served from 1946–1950 for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. After returning to Britain in 1950, Stonehouse studied zoology and geology at University College, London, and then earnt a D.Phil. from Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology and Merton College, Oxford, which involved spending 18 months studying Emperor Penguins on South Georgia. During the 1960s, Stonehouse worked at the University of Canterbury and later appointments saw him working at the University of British Columbia, the University of Bradford, and the Scott Polar Research Institute. He is commemorated in the names of Stonehouse Bay and Mount Stonehouse.