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Maurice Ewing

American geophysicist and oceanographer (1906-1974) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 67

William Maurice "Doc" Ewing was an American geophysicist and oceanographer.

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A life in dates

1974Died4 May 1974Penrose MedalAwardWalter H. Bucher MedalAward1973National Medal of ScienceAward1972Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1969Wollaston MedalAward1968Sidney Powers Memorial AwardAward1965Vega MedalAward1963John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of ScienceAward1961Cullum Geographical MedalAward1960Vetlesen PrizeAward1957William Bowie MedalAward1954Alexander Agassiz MedalAward1949Arthur L. Day MedalAward1938Guggenheim FellowshipAward1906Born12 May 1906

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Awards

Penrose Medal1974
Walter H. Bucher Medal1974
National Medal of Science1973
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1972
Wollaston Medal1969
Sidney Powers Memorial Award1968
Vega Medal1965
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1964
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science1963
Cullum Geographical Medal1961
Vetlesen Prize1960
William Bowie Medal1957
Alexander Agassiz Medal1954
Arthur L. Day Medal1949
Guggenheim Fellowship1938
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1974 · aged 67

The same award as Maurice

W. Jason MorganBoth received Vetlesen PrizeRobert Sinclair DietzBoth received Walter H. Bucher MedalMax SteinekeBoth received Sidney Powers Memorial AwardNicholas ShackletonBoth received Vetlesen PrizeBruce Charles HeezenBoth received Walter H. Bucher MedalWallace BroeckerBoth received Vetlesen Prize