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Paul F. Hoffman

Canadian geologist · Canada · On the map · Scientists · Born 1941 · age 85

Paul Felix Hoffman, FRSC, OC is a Canadian geologist and Sturgis Hooper Professor Emeritus of Geology at Harvard University.

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2011Penrose MedalAward2010Walter H. Bucher MedalAward2009Wollaston MedalAward2001Alfred Wegener MedalAward1997Willet G. Miller MedalAward1992Logan MedalAward1991R. J. W. Douglas MedalAward1974W. W. Hutchison MedalAward1941Born21 March 1941

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Penrose Medal2011
Walter H. Bucher Medal2010
Wollaston Medal2009
Alfred Wegener Medal2001
Willet G. Miller Medal1997
Logan Medal1992
R. J. W. Douglas Medal1991
W. W. Hutchison Medal1974
Officer of the Order of Canada
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

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He specializes in the Precambrian era and is widely known for his research on Snowball Earth glaciation in the Neoproterozoic era particularly through his research on sedimentary rocks of Namibia.

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Born 1941 · age 85