George Mercer Dawson
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Canadian scientist
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Earth Sciences
George Mercer Dawson's Degrees
- Bachelors Natural Science McGill University
Why Is George Mercer Dawson Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, George Mercer Dawson was a Canadian geologist and surveyor. He performed many early explorations in western North America and compiled numerous records of the native peoples. Biography He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the eldest son of Sir John William Dawson, Principal of McGill University and a noted geologist, and his wife, Lady Margaret Dawson. By age 11, he was afflicted with tuberculosis of the spine that resulted in a deformed back and stunted growth. Physical limitations, however, did not deter Dawson from becoming one of Canada's greatest scientists.
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