John Tuzo Wilson
Geophysics
Geophysicist: pioneer in the study of plate tectonics "I enjoy, and always have enjoyed, disturbing scientists." |
- Birthdate
- October 24, 1908
- Birthplace
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Date of Death
- April 15, 1993
- Place of Death
- Toronto, Ontario
- Family Members
- Wife: Isabel Dickson
- Title
- Professor of Geophysics
- Office
- University of Toronto
- Status
- Deceased
- Degrees
-
- BA (Geophysics), University of Toronto
- BSc, Cambridge University, England, 1932
- PhD, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1936
- Awards
-
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1968 Penrose Medal of the Geological Society of America, 1968
- Vetlesan gold medal, 1978
- Walter H. Bucher Medal of the American Geophysical Union, 1968
- Honorary Membership in the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 1973
- John J. Carty Medal (National Academy of Sciences), 1975
- Vetlesen Prize (Columbia University), 1978
- Wollaston Medal (Geological Society of London), 1978
- Huntsman Award (Bedford Institute of Oceanography), 1981
- Maurice Ewing Medal (Society of Explorat
- Last Updated
- December 20, 2010
- Popularity
