| LC control no. | n 50015547 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wilson, J. Tuzo (John Tuzo), 1908-1993 |
| Variant(s) | Wilson, John Tuzo, 1908- |
| Birth date | 1908-10-24 |
| Death date | 1993-04-15 |
| Place of birth | Ottawa (Ont.) |
| Place of death | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Field of activity | Plate tectonics |
| Affiliation | International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics Erindale College Ontario Science Centre American Geophysical Union |
| Profession or occupation | Geophysicists Geologists |
| Found in | His One Chinese moon, 1959. Wikipedia search, Oct. 20, 2006 (John Tuzo Wilson (October 24, 1908-April 15, 1993), Canadian geophysicist and geologist) Wikipedia, March 2, 2017 (John Tuzo Wilson; John Tuzo Wilson, CC, OBE, FRS, FRSC, FRSE (October 24, 1908--April 15, 1993) was a Canadian geophysicist and geologist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contributions to the theory of plate tectonics; he was born in Ottawa, Ontario; he became one of the first people in Canada to receive a degree in geophysics, graduating from Trinity College at the University of Toronto in 1930; he obtained a doctorate in geology in 1936 from Princeton University; after completing his studies, Wilson enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in World War II; he was President (1957-1960) of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG); he was the Principal of Erindale College at the University of Toronto and was the host of the television series The Planet of Man; he was elected President-elect (1978-1980) and President (1980-1982) of the American Geophysical Union; he also served as the Director General of the Ontario Science Centre from 1974 to 1985; he died in Toronto, Ontario at age 84) |
| National bib agency no. | 0105D1977E |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 80075583 |
| Quality code | nlc |
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