Sir William Edmond Logan | |
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 Sir William Edmond Logan (1869) | |
| Born | 20 April 1798 Montreal, Lower Canada, British Empire |
| Died | 22 June 1875 (aged 77) Castell Malgwyn, Wales |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | "Geology of Canada" (1863)[1] |
| Awards | Wollaston Medal (1856) Royal Medal (1867) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Director of the Geological Survey of Canada (1842–69) |
Sir William Edmond Logan, FRSE FRS FGS (20 April 1798 – 22 June 1875), was a Canadian-born geologist and the founder and first director of the Geological Survey of Canada.[1]
- ^ a b Raymond Duchesne (2014). "William Edmund Logan - The Geology of Canada" (PDF) (in French). Montreal University Press. p. 13. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
In 1863, the Geological Survey of Canada published in Montreal a highly anticipated scientific work which will undoubtedly be the most important Canadian scientific work of the 19th century.