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John William Dawson

Sir J. Wm. Dawson, LL.D., F.G.S., was principal of McGill College in Montreal and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Canadian geologist, principal of McGill University (1820–1899)

Born 1820
Died 1899

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Canadian geologist, principal of McGill University (1820–1899)

Born 1820
Died 1899

Subjects

Paleontology, Geology, McGill University, Paleobotany, Religion and science, Stratigraphic Geology, Bible and science, Paléontologie, Education, History, Geology, Stratigraphic, Bible, Higher Education, Natural history, Women, Agriculture, Description and travel, Evolution, Géologie, Origin, Bible and geology, Creation, Sciences naturelles, Antiquities, Criticism, interpretation

Places

Canada, Nova Scotia, Québec (Province), Quebec (Province), New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Egypt, Montréal, Nouvelle-Écosse, Palestine, Alberta, British Columbia, Montréal (Québec), Ontario, Amérique du Nord, Middle East, Nouvelle-Ecosse, United States, Atlantic Ocean, Bow River Valley, Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.), Lebanon, Mackenzie River Valley, Montreal, Montréal (Quebec)

People

James McGill (1744-1813), John William Dawson Sir (1820-1899), Peter Redpath (1821-1894), Charles Lyell Sir (1797-1875), J. W. Dawson Sir (1820-1899), J. William Dawson Sir (1820-1899), W. E. Logan Sir (1798-1875)

Time

Precambrian, Carboniferous, Cretaceous, 1785-1850, Paleozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, Silurian, 1860-1899, 19th century, Archaean, Tertiary, 1851-1900, Cambrian, Devonian, Mesozoic, Paléozoïque, Pliocene, Silurien

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Alternative names

  • Sir John William Dawson
  • Dawson, John William Sir.
  • Dawson, William John Sir
  • Dawson, John William Sir
  • Sir J. W. Dawson
  • J. W. Dawson
  • J. Wm. Dawson
  • John William Dawson
  • J. W. (John William) Dawson
  • Sir J W (John William) Dawson
  • J. William Dawson
  • Sir J. William Dawson
  • Dawson, J. William Sir

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