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Dawson, Sir John William

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Geologist and naturalist, born in Pictou, Nova Scotia; studied in Edinburgh; distinguished himself as a palæontologist; published in 1872, "Story of the Earth and Man"; in 1877, "Origin of the World"; and recently, "Geology and History"; called in question the Darwinian theory as to the origin of species; b . 1820.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Dawson, Sir John William'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​d/dawson-sir-john-william.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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