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Douglas Mawson

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Australian geologist and explorer of the Antarctic (1882-1958)

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Sir Douglas Mawson was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. He is known for being a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton.

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Fort Street Model School, 1872Fort Street Model School, 1872University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyMitchell Building, University of AdelaideMitchell Building, University of AdelaideA 1905 map of the New Hebrides; "Sandwich" is EfateA 1905 map of the New Hebrides; "Sandwich" is EfateArid land in the Flinders RangesArid land in the Flinders RangesRadium Ridge mine (Mount Painter, No. 6 workings)Radium Ridge mine (Mount Painter, No. 6 workings)Front cover of one of Mawson's fieldwork diariesFront cover of one of Mawson's fieldwork diaries

Awards 12

1953Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
1936Clarke Medal
1931Sir Joseph Verco Medal
1930Mueller Medal
1919Bigsby Medal
1916David Livingstone Centenary Medal
1915Founder’s Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Silver Wolf Award
Knight Bachelor
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

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Richard E. ByrdAlso won David Livingstone Centenary MedalCarol II of RomaniaAlso won Silver Wolf AwardMacfarlane BurnetAlso won Mueller MedalEdward Drinker CopeAlso won Bigsby MedalJames Dwight DanaAlso won Clarke MedalMichael AtiyahAlso won Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

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Sir Douglas Mawson was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. He is known for being a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton. However most of his geological work was undertaken in South Australia, in particular the Precambrian rocks of the Flinders Ranges.

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United Kingdom
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Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1958 · aged 76
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