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Sir William Logan 1798 - 1875 Maclean's names Logan top scientist
Maclean's July 1, 1998 edition profiled "The 100 Most Important Canadians in History" selected
from reader nominations and expert panels. Sir William Logan ranked sixth overall, and he
headed the "top ten" list of important scientists. Logan was described as
"a pioneering geologist whose surveys made it possible to tap Canada's treasury of minerals".
Two other scientists whose careers were linked with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC)
were on the list of ten most important scientists:
- Sir John Dawson, principal of McGill University, did consulting work for the Geological Survey.
He was also the father of GSC's third director, the famed George Dawson, who explored the Yukon ten
years before the Gold Rush.
- Diamond Jenness carried out the groundbreaking work that made him Canada's premier
anthropologist as an employee of the Geological Survey of Canada, which as part of its
early mandate included Canada's national museums.
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