J. Willis Ambrose

Canadian geologist and first President of the Geological Association of Canada
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Quick Facts

IntroCanadian geologist and first President of the Geological Association of Canada
PlacesCanada
wasGeologist President
Work fieldPolitics Science
Gender
Male
Birth1904, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
Death1974Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (aged 70 years)
Education
Stanford University
Yale University
The details

Biography

John Willis Ambrose Ph.D. (1904–1974) was the first President of the Geological Association of Canada in 1947.

Early life

Ambrose grew up in southwestern Alberta.

Education

Ambrose obtained a B.A. from Stanford University in 1932 and a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1935.

Career

Ambrose spent his career exploring geology in Canada. Between 1945 and 1948, he lived in Toronto, but was a Special Lecturer at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. In 1948, he moved to Kingston and joined Queen's full-time. He served as head of their geology department from 1962 until 1968. Ambrose retired in 1973.

Legacy

The Geological Association of Canada honours Ambrose annually by awarding the Ambrose Medal to an individual for sustained dedicated service to the Canadian earth science community.

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