Baird, David M. (David McCurdy), 1920-2019

LC control no.	n 50020873
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Baird, David M. (David McCurdy), 1920-2019 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Baird, David McCurdy, 1920-2019 Baird, D. M. (David McCurdy), 1920-2019
Birth date	1920-07-28
Death date	2019-09-10
Affiliation	University of New Brunswick University of Rochester McGill University University of Rochester McGill University Mount Allison University University of New Brunswick Memorial University of Newfoundland University of Ottawa National Museum of Science and Technology (Canada) Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Rideau Canal Museum (Smiths Falls, Ont.)
Profession or occupation	Geologists Geology teachers College teachers Museum directors
Found in	Mines and minerals of Newfoundland, 1953 (usage: by D.M. Baird) Prince Edward Island National Park, 1963: (usage: by David M. Baird) Walk softly, lest a careless foot, ©1991: (usage: by David M. Baird) Beauty in the rocks, the photography of David M. Baird, ©2006: (usage: text and photographs by David M. Baird) Wikipedia, viewed 23 March 2020: David McCurdy Baird (Canadian geologist, photographer, and academic; born July 28, 1920, Fredericton, New Brunswick; received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1941 from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Science degree in 1943 from the University of Rochester, and a Ph.D. in 1947 from McGill University; taught at the University of Rochester (1941-1943), McGill University (1943-1946), Mount Allison University (1946-1947), the University of New Brunswick (1947-1952), Memorial University of Newfoundland (1952-1958) and the University of Ottawa (1958-1966), worked as a provincial geologist in Newfoundland (1952-1958) as the director of the Canada Science and Technology Museum (1966-1981), as the director of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (1981-1986), and as the director of the Rideau Canal Museum (1986); made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1958 and an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1986; died September 10, 2019) Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, 23 March 2020 (David McCurdy Baird, O.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C.; North Saanich, British Columbia; Officer of the Order of Canada , awarded December 29, 1986, invested April 29, 1987; Founder and former Director of the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, Founding Director of the Tyrell Museum of Paleontology in Drumheller, Alberta, and currently Director of the Rideau Canal Museum in Smiths Falls, this field geologist and educator has made a life-long contribution to science education in Canada.) Canadiana, viewed 23 March 2020 (authorized access point (0064E9827): Baird, David M. (David McCurdy), 1920- )