The Story
Adams specialized in the detailed description and classification of rocks, known as the science of petrography. His revolutionary work on the flow of brittle rocks established him as the founder of modern structural geology. He was a member of the Geological Survey of Canada, and in addition to teaching at McGill for thirty years he served as Dean of Applied Science (1905-19) and acting principal and VP (1919-22).
Adams was also a committed educator. Following the First World War he became deputy director of Khaki University, an innovative Canadian plan to help demobilized troops further their education. In 1938, he published his definitive history of geology The Birth and Development of the Geological Sciences.
Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia year 2000 edition
The Person
- Birthdate
- September 17, 1859
- Birthplace
- Montréal, QC
- Date of Death
- December 26, 1942
- Place of Death
- Montréal, QC
- Title
- Logan Professor of Geology
- Office
- McGill University
- Status
- Deceased
- Degrees
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- PhD (Geology) University of Heidelberg
- Last Updated
- September 24, 2001
- Popularity
- 30689
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