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John Tuzo Wilson
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Canadian geologist (1908–1993)
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John Tuzo Wilson was a Canadian geologist, geophysicist and university teacher, born in Ottawa on 24 October 1908. He was educated at Trinity College, Princeton University and St John's College, and his doctoral advisor was Harry Hammond Hess. Wilson worked in the field of geophysics and was employed at the University of Toronto.
He was a member of the Royal Society, the Royal Society of Canada, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire, the Penrose Medal, the John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science and the Vetlesen Prize. He died in Toronto on 15 April 1993.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Ottawa
- Place of death
- Toronto
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- St John's College
- Employer
- University of Toronto
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Harry Hammond Hess
- Field of work
- geophysics
- Image
- John Tuzo Wilson in 1992.jpg
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- Commons category
- John Tuzo Wilson
- date of birth
- 1908-10-24
- date of death
- 1993-04-15
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- name in kana
- トゥーゾー
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