Professor Emeritus Edward "Ted" Robinson was born in India in 1934 and raised in England but lived the vast majority of his life in Jamaica and though retired is still working and publishing papers with the Department of Geography and Geology. He came to Jamaica to work at the Mines and Geology Department and was responsible for the first draft of a modern geology map of Jamaica. Later he joined The UWI as a lecturer in the Department of Geography and Geology. He earned, from the University of Birmingham UK, a BSc in Geology (1956) and from the Univwersity of London, a PhD in Geology (1969). His work in geology and micropaleontology has resulted in over 170 publications, including authorship and co-authorship of over 40 concerned with the systematics and biostratigraphy of larger benthic foraminifers (LBF), as well as a number on the geological and environmental aspects of coastal processes, the possible use of tropical peat as a fuel resource, and contributions to official maps of the island of Jamaica. and numerous presentations, lectures and courses to doctoral levels, over more than 60 years, in all aspects of geology., He has been a past member of the Geologists’ Association of Great Britain, a member of the Geological Society of Jamaica, a Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences and member of the Association of Geoscientists for International Development. Awards include the Order of Merit in the Jamaica National Honours List, 2008, for contributions to the geosciences and a Silver Medal from the Institute of Jamaica. His research interests include the biostratigraphy and paleobiogeography of larger benthic foraminifers of the Western Hemisphere and coastal processes and environmental effects associated with giant wave events and rising sea level.