Dorothy Helen Rayner

Dorothy Helen Rayner
Born(1912-02-03)3 February 1912
Died31 December 2003(2003-12-31) (aged 91)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
EducationBedales School
Alma materGirton College, Cambridge
AwardsLyell Medal
Scientific career
FieldsGeology, stratigraphy, palaeontology
InstitutionsUniversity of Leeds

Dorothy Helen Rayner (3 February 1912 – 31 December 2003) was a British geologist who became an authority on the stratigraphy of the British Isles while working at University of Leeds. In 1975 she was awarded the prestigious Lyell Medal from the Geological Society of London for her contributions to the field.