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John William Dawson
Dawson
Canadian geologist, principal of McGill University (1820–1899).
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Statements about
John William Dawson
Place of Burial
Mount Royal Cemetery
Country of Citizenship
Canada
Member Of
Royal Society
Royal Society of Canada
Subject Has Role
:
Founder Member
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Place of Birth
Pictou
Place of Death
Montreal
Educated At
University of Edinburgh
Pictou Academy
Instance Of
Human
Date of Birth
10/13/1820
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1820
Date of Death
11/19/1899
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
1899
Award Received
10 items
Fellow of the Royal Society
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Lyell Medal
(1881)
Point in Time
:
1881
Royal Society Bakerian Medal
(1870)
Point in Time
:
1870
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Knighthood
(1884)
Point in Time
:
1884
Knight Bachelor
Person of National Historic Significance
Occupation
Botanist
Paleontologist
Geologist
Zoologist
Writer
Given Name
John
Series Ordinal
:
1
William
Series Ordinal
:
2
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Work Location
Montreal
Described by Source
Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, First Supplement
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Dawson, John William (DNB01)
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24390386
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:
Dawson, Sir John William
Library of the World's Best Literature
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Dawson, Sir John William
Child
George Mercer Dawson
Anna Dawson Harrington
Name in Native Language
John William Dawson
Field of Work
Geology
Paleontology
Employer
McGill University
Sex or Gender
Male
Position Held
President of the Geological Society of America
(1893 - 1894)
Series Ordinal
:
5
Replaces
:
Grove Karl Gilbert
Replaced By
:
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
Start Time
:
1893
End Time
:
1894
President
(1882 - )
Series Ordinal
:
1
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Royal Society of Canada
Start Time
:
1882
President
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
President
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
British Science Association
Family Name
Dawson
Influenced By
Robert Jameson
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Writing Language
English
Different From
John W. Dawson
Spouse
Margaret A. Y. Dawson
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