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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William Edmond Logan canonical 2
Sir William Edmond Logan 1

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instanceOf Canadian geologist
geologist
human
awardReceived Royal Medal
Wollaston Medal
citizenship Canada
United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Canada
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
countryOfWork Canada
dateOfBirth 1798-04-20
dateOfDeath 1875-06-22
educatedAt High School of Montreal
University of Edinburgh
endTime 1869
familyName Logan
fieldOfWork geological mapping
geology
givenName William
hasHonorificTitle Sir
honouredIn Logan Medal
Mount Logan
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
Royal Society
middleName Edmond
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)
occupation geologist
scientific administrator
placeOfBirth Montreal
placeOfDeath Castle Malgwyn
positionHeld Director of the Geological Survey of Canada
startTime 1842
workLocation Canada
Montreal
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

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Geological Survey of Canada founder William Edmond Logan
Mount Logan namedAfter William Edmond Logan
Logan Medal namedAfter Sir William Edmond Logan
linked to: William Edmond Logan