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John William Dawson
Canadian geologist, principal of mcgill university (1820–1899).
Born October 13th, 1820 in Pictou.
Died November 19th, 1899 at 79 years old in Montreal.
Occupations
botanist, geologist, paleontologist, writer, zoologist
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe