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Alice Evelyn Wilson, MBE, FRSC, FRCGS (August 26, 1881 – April 15, 1964) was Canada's first female geologist. She is most well known for her scientific studies of rocks and fossils in the Ottawa region between 1913 and 1963.
Feb 27, 2020 · Alice Wilson was a lot of firsts. She was the first female geologist to be hired by the Geological Survey of Canada, to be admitted to the Geological Society of America, and first to become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Alice Evelyn Wilson, MBE, geologist, paleontologist (born 26 August 1881 in Cobourg, ON; died 15 April 1964 in Ottawa, ON). Educated at the Universities of Toronto and Chicago, Wilson spent her entire professional career, from 1909 to 1946, with the Geological Survey of Canada.
Alice Evelyn Wilson was Canada's first female geologist. Her scientific studies of the rocks and fossils of the Ottawa region between 1913 and 1963 remain a respected source of knowledge. Wilson grew up in Cobourg, Ontario.
Oct 18, 2018 · A scientist and a trailblazer, Dr. Alice Evelyn Wilson helped pave the way for women in scientific fields and within the federal civil service.
Alice Wilson helped pave the way for women in scientific fields and within the federal civil service. This persevering scientist, teacher, and popularizer made significant contributions to paleontology and geology, undertaking extensive studies of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Lowlands.
Alice Evelyn Wilson, MBE, geologist, paleontologist (born 26 August 1881 in Cobourg, ON; died 15 April 1964 in Ottawa, ON). Educated at the Universities of Toro...
Oct 1, 2018 · To kick off the month, we’re profiling Dr. Alice Wilson, who was the first woman in Canada to become a geologist, as well as a world renowned paleontologist. Dr. Alice Wilson was born August 26, 1881 in Cobourg, Ontario.
First woman to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1938. Namesake of the Royal Society of Canada’s Alice Wilson Awards for emergin women scholarship, 1991. Inducted to the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame, 2005.
Alice Wilson Geochemistry and Geochronology. First woman geologist in Canada, expert in paleozoic formations. The Story. Wilson was the first female geologist hired by the Geological Survey of Canada. She made detailed studies of the fossils and rocks of the Ottawa region.
