John William Dawson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:author gptkb:Acadian_Geology
gptkb:Fossil_Men_and_Their_Modern_Representatives
gptkb:The_Story_of_Earth_and_Man
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Wollaston_Medal
gptkb:Lyell_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1820-10-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pictou,_Nova_Scotia,_Canada
gptkbp:child gptkb:George_Mercer_Dawson
gptkbp:deathDate 1899-11-19
gptkbp:deathPlace Montreal, Quebec, Canada
gptkbp:fieldOfWork education
geology
paleobotany
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:FRS
gptkb:FRSE
gptkb:FRSC
gptkb:DCL
Sir
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John William Dawson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:George_Mercer_Dawson
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkbp:knownFor work on fossil plants
studies of the geology of Canada
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Geological_Society_of_London
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:George_Mercer_Dawson
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:archaeologist
gptkb:educator
gptkb:geologist
gptkbp:positionHeld Principal of McGill University
gptkbp:president gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Canada
gptkb:Royal_Society_(UK)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Mount_Royal_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature John William Dawson signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Mercer
gptkbp:termEnd 1893
gptkbp:termStart 1855
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archaeopteris
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5