William Edmond Logan

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William Edmond Logan was a 19th-century Canadian geologist renowned for pioneering geological mapping in Canada and leading the early development of the country’s geological sciences.

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instanceOf Canadian geologist
geologist
human
awardReceived Royal Medal
Wollaston Medal NERFINISHED
citizenship Canada
United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Canada
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
countryOfWork Canada NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1798-04-20
dateOfDeath 1875-06-22
educatedAt High School of Montreal NERFINISHED
University of Edinburgh
endTime 1869
familyName Logan NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork geological mapping
geology
givenName William
hasHonorificTitle Sir
honouredIn Logan Medal NERFINISHED
Mount Logan NERFINISHED
influenced development of Canadian geological sciences
resource exploration in Canada
knownFor founding work in Canadian geological sciences
leadership of the Geological Survey of Canada
pioneering geological mapping in Canada
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Geological Society of London NERFINISHED
Royal Society
middleName Edmond NERFINISHED
nationality British
Canadian
notableAchievement established systematic geological surveying in Canada
produced first comprehensive geological map of the Province of Canada
notableWork Geological Map of Canada (1863) NERFINISHED
occupation geologist
scientific administrator
placeOfBirth Montreal NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Castle Malgwyn NERFINISHED
positionHeld Director of the Geological Survey of Canada
startTime 1842
workLocation Canada NERFINISHED
Montreal NERFINISHED
Quebec NERFINISHED

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Geological Survey of Canada founder William Edmond Logan
Mount Logan namedAfter William Edmond Logan