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John William Dawson

1820 - 1899

Born

13 October 1820

Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

19 November 1899

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
05/06/1862
Fields of Interest
Geology
Relationships
Son of James Dawson, bookseller, of Nova Scotia, and his wife Mary Rankine; married (1847) Margaret A V Mercer, daughter of T Mercer of Edinburgh; father of George Mercer Dawson (FRS 1891)