Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. He is known for being a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton. However most of his geological work was undertaken in South Australia, in particular the Precambrian rocks of the Flinders Ranges.
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- Born in
- Shipley
- Educated at
- University of Sydney
- Awards
- 🏆 Clarke Medal🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Bigsby Medal🏆 David Livingstone Centenary Medal🏆 Silver Wolf Award
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Edgeworth David
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1882
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