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Benson, William Noel (1885 - 1957)FRS |
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| Geologist and Mineralogist | |
| Born: 26 December 1885 London, England. Died: 1957. | |
| William Noel Benson was Professor of Geology, University of Otago, New Zealand 1917-51. |
Career Highlights |
| Born London, 26 December 1885. Died 1957. Educated Universities of Hobart and Sydney (BSc 1907). Lecturer in mineralogy and petrology, University of Adelaide 1908; demonstrator, Geology Department, University of Sydney 1909-11; Cambridge 1911-12; travel in Europe 1913; Macleay Fellowship in Geology 1914-15; lecturing, Geology Department, University of Sydney 1915-17; Professor of geology, Otago University 1917-51. Lyell Fund, Geological Society of London 1933; Hector Medal, Royal Society of New Zealand 1933; Lyell Medal, Geological Society of London 1939; Hutton Medal, Royal Society of New Zealand 1944; Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1945; Fellow, Royal Society 1951; Mueller Medal, ANZAAS 1951. President, Section C (Geology), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1921; president, Royal Society of New Zealand 1945-47. |
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