Robin Sutcliffe Allan
New Zealand geologist and university professor
About Robin Sutcliffe Allan
Lived 1900 – 1966 (aged 65). Robin Sutcliffe Allan was a New Zealand geologist and university teacher.
Robin Sutcliffe Allan (7 September 1900 – 5 July 1966) was a New Zealand geologist and university professor. The university professor William Salmond was his grandfather.
In 1953, Allan was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. The Allan Hills in Antarctica, mapped by the New Zealand party (1957–58) of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, were named in his honour.
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New Zealand geologist and university professor (1900-1966)
When was Robin Sutcliffe Allan born?
Robin Sutcliffe Allan was born on 7 September 1900 in Dunedin.
When did Robin Sutcliffe Allan die?
Robin Sutcliffe Allan died on 5 July 1966.
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Robin Sutcliffe Allan was a geologist and university teacher.
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Robin Sutcliffe Allan was New Zealand.
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