Sir John William Dawson

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Sir John William Dawson was a prominent 19th-century Canadian geologist, educator, and principal of McGill University known for his influential work in paleontology and natural history.

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instanceOf educator ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
paleontologist ⓘ
person ⓘ
university principal ⓘ
awardReceived knighthood ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
educatedAt University of Edinburgh ⓘ
employer McGill University ⓘ
familyName Dawson ⓘ
fieldOfWork geology ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
genre popular science ⓘ
scientific writing ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
influenced development of geological studies in Canada ⓘ
growth of McGill University as a research institution ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society of Canada ⓘ
Royal Society of London ⓘ
linked to: Royal Society
middleName William ⓘ
movement Christian apologetics in science ⓘ
name John William Dawson ⓘ
notableFor contributions to Canadian geology ⓘ
leadership in higher education in Canada ⓘ
popularization of natural history ⓘ
research on Paleozoic fossils ⓘ
notableWork Acadian Geology ⓘ
Fossil Men and Their Modern Representatives ⓘ
The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science ⓘ
The Story of the Earth and Man ⓘ
occupation educator ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
paleontologist ⓘ
university administrator ⓘ
positionHeld Principal of McGill University ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
workLocation Montreal ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ

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Hampstead Cemetery, London → hasNotableBurial → Sir John William Dawson ⓘ
Sir John William Dawson → name → John William Dawson ⓘ
linked to: Sir John William Dawson
Sir John William Dawson Medal → namedAfter → John William Dawson ⓘ
linked to: Sir John William Dawson