Alice Wilson

Alice Evelyn Wilson, M.B.E., F.R.S.C. (August 26 1881 – April 15 1964) was a Canadian geologist and paleontologist. She conducted field studies on rocks and fossils in the Ottawa region between 1913 and 1963.

She became the first female Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1937. In 1935, she was a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008617 Alice Wilson] at The Canadian Encyclopedia
* [http://www.rsc.ca/index.php?page=bio_wilson&lang_id=1&page_id=165 Royal Society of Canada's biography]
* [http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/inter/trailblazers/alicewilson_e.html Natural Resources Canada biography]

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NAME=Wilson, Alice
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian geologist and paleontologist.
DATE OF BIRTH=August 26 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH=Cobourg, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH=April 15 1964
PLACE OF DEATH=Ottawa, Ontario