Coleman, Arthur Philemon

From Senior College Encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search

(1852-1939)
Geology
B.A. (1876), M.A. (1880), Victoria College, Cobourg ON
PhD (cum laude), Breslau University
Appointed Professor of Geology and Natural History, Victoria College, in 1882
Director, Royal Ontario Museum of Geology

President, Royal Society of Canada

Fellow of the Royal Society (London)

President (1914), Geological Society of America (first Canadian president)

Recipient of the Murchison Medal; Flavelle Medal; and Penrose Medal

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Philemon_Coleman

http://library2.vicu.utoronto.ca/apcoleman/

Laakso, Raymond and Lila, and David Silcox. A.P. Coleman, geologist, 1852-1939: science, art, and discovery: exhibition and catalogue. Toronto: Victoria University Library.