John Tuzo Wilson Canadian geologist
John Tuzo Wilson is a 84 years old Canadian geologist from Ottawa, Ontario. John Tuzo Wilson was born on October 24, 1908 (died on April 15, 1993, he was 84 years old) in Ottawa, Ontario.
About
No, he died on 04/15/1993, 31 years ago. He was 84 years old when he died. He died in Toronto
Awards (16)
Awarded A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences in 1980 , awarded Bancroft Award in 1967 , awarded Logan Medal in 1967 , awarded Vetlesen Prize in 1977 , awarded John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science in 1974 ,
Education
He graduated from St John's College, Princeton University and Trinity College
What was John's zodiac sign?John Tuzo Wilson zodiac sign was scorpio.
Other facts about John Tuzo Wilson
| AlmaMater | Princeton University, St John's College Cambridge, University of Toronto |
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| Award | Columbia University, Legion of Merit, Wollaston Medal, Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America, Royal Society of Canada, Order of Canada, List of Penrose Medal winners, Order of the British Empire, Geological Society of London, Roya |
| Place of death | Toronto |
| KnownFor | Plate tectonics |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Residence | Canada |
| Member of | National Academy Of Sciences , start time: 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z , subject has role: Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences |
| Doctoral student | Harold Williams |
| Field of work | Geophysics |
| Student of | Harry Hammond Hess |
| Place of birth | Ottawa |
| Given name | John |
| Date of death | 1993-04-15T00:00:00Z |
| Country of citizenship | Canada |
| Doctoral advisor | Harry Hammond Hess |
| Family name | Wilson. Show people with the surname Wilson |
| Employer | University Of Toronto |
| Name in kana | トゥーゾー |
