Orrin Pilkey, Coastal Geologist and Long-Time Duke Professor, Dies Orrin Hendren Pilkey, the widely cited, outspoken Duke University coastal geologist and beloved professor whose influence could move lighthouses, died on Dec. 13 in Durham. He was 90.

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