| LC control no. | n 50032732 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Mawson, Douglas, 1882-1958 |
| Variant(s) | Mawson, Douglas, Sir, 1882-1958 Mouson, Duglas, 1882-1958 |
| Associated country | Australia |
| Associated place | Antarctica |
| Birth date | 1882-05-05 |
| Death date | 1958-10-14 |
| Place of birth | Shipley (Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) |
| Place of death | Brighton (S.A.) |
| Affiliation | University of Adelaide British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909) Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) |
| Profession or occupation | Geologists Explorers |
| Found in | South Australia. Department of Mines. The occurrence of uranium (radio-active) ores and other rare metals and minerals in South Australia, 1911 (usage: Dr. Douglas Mawson) The home of the blizzard, 1915: title page (by Sir Douglas Mawson, D.Sc., B.E.) The home of the blizzard, 1930: title page (by Sir Douglas Mawson, D.Sc., B.E.) Australasian antarctic expedition, 1911-1914. Scientific reports. Series A. Volume 1, 1942: title page (by Douglas Mawson) Sir Douglas Mawson anniversary volume, 1952: t.p. (contributions to geology in honour of Professor Sir Douglas Mawson's 70th birthday anniversary) The home of the blizzard, 2000: t.p. (Douglas Mawson) t.p. verso (Sir Douglas Mawson) foreword (1882-1958) Jensen, D. Mawson's remarkable men, 2015: introduction (Douglas Mawson) LC database, 29 Oct. 2002 (ref.: Mouson, Duglas) Wikipedia, viewed 6 February 2024: Douglas Mawson (Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA; Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic; born 5 May 1882 in Shipley, West Riding of Yorkshire, and emigrated with his family to Australia when less than two years old, living in Sydney; graduated from the University of Sydney in 1902 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree; made a lecturer in petrology and mineralogy at the University of Adelaide in 1905, retiring from teaching in 1952; joined Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition to the Antarctic from 1907 to 1909, turned down an invitation to join Scott's Terra Nova Expedition in 1910, and chose to lead his own expedition, the Australasian Antarctic Expedition expedition from 1911 to 1914; knighted in 1914; died 14 October 1958 at home in Brighton) |
| Associated language | eng |
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