William Benson

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William Benson

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(1885-1957).  Geologist.  Born in England, Benson studied geology at the Universities of Tasmania, Sydney (1905-07) and Oxford (1911-14).  In 1917 he became Chair of Geology and Mineralogy at Otago University and stayed until 1951.  For the first nine years he was the only lecturer in the Geology Department.  During his lifetime he published over 100 papers and was awarded the Lyell Medal in 1939 and the Clark Medal in 1945, as well as many other awards.  Between 1945 & 1947 he was president of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

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Male

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