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George Mercer Dawson (* 1. August 1849 in Pictou, Nova Scotia; † 2. März 1901 in Ottawa) war ein kanadischer Geograph, Geodät und Paläontologe . Die kanadische Regierung, vertreten durch den für das Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada zuständigen Minister, ehrte Dawson am 20.
Geologist, surveyor. Haida Houses, taken by George M. Dawson. George Mercer Dawson CMG FRS FRSC (August 1, 1849 – March 2, 1901) was a Canadian geologist and surveyor. He performed many early explorations in western North America and compiled numerous records of the native peoples.
Dawson, George Mercer (Canada 1849-1901) geology, anthropology. from Wikipedia.org. Dawson was the son of the great geologist Sir John William Dawson (1820-1899), and very nearly managed to match his father's accomplishments despite being severely hampered by Potts Disease (tuberculosis of the spine), which both ended his growth at age twelve ...
10. Jan. 2008 · George Mercer Dawson. Article by Suzanne E. Zeller. Published Online January 10, 2008. Last Edited March 4, 2015. In 1875 he joined the GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. His survey of BC strongly influenced government decisions on the proposed route of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RY.
DAWSON, GEORGE MERCER, geologist, author, teacher, civil servant, geographer, anthropologist, and palaeontologist; b. 1 Aug. 1849 in Pictou, N.S., son of John William Dawson* and Margaret Ann Young Mercer; d. unmarried 2 March 1901 in Ottawa.
George Mercer Dawson, 1849-1901, was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, and educated at McGill University and the Royal School of Mines, London, as a geologist. He was a member of the International Boundary Commission which surveyed the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rockies, 1873-1875.
Born in Nova Scotia in 1849, when George Mercer Dawson was eleven he had a childhood desease that stopped his growth and left him with a deformed back. Overcoming this handicap he probably contributed more than anyone to our knowledge of the geology and natural history of western Canada.
