George Albert Young
Canadian geologist
About George Albert Young
Lived 1878 – 1947 (aged 68–69). George Albert Young was a Canadian military personnel, economic geologist and structural geologist.
George Albert Young, FRSC (1878–1947) was a Canadian geologist who was Chief Geologist of the Canadian Geological Survey. He was President of the Royal Society of Canada in 1935–1936, in succession to fellow geologist Reginald Walter Brock, who died in a plane accident.
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Who was George Albert Young?
Canadian geologist (1878–1947)
When was George Albert Young born?
George Albert Young was born in 1878 in Montreal.
When did George Albert Young die?
George Albert Young died in 1947.
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George Albert Young was a military personnel, economic geologist and structural geologist.
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George Albert Young was Canadian.
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