Leonard Johnston Wills - Birmingham University

Birmingham University

In 1913, he started his long association with the geology department of Birmingham University, joining as Lecturer in Geology and Geomorphology, under Professor William Boulton. In 1932, when Boulton retired, Jack Wills succeeded him as Professor and Head of Department, remaining in this post for seventeen years until his retirement in turn in 1949. He then became Professor Emeritus, retaining his link with the department until his death in 1979, a few weeks short of his ninety-sixth birthday.