Geological Survey of Canada

Important Early Geologists

Geologist	Accomplishments
William E. Logan	First director GSC (1842-1869). Field work in Gaspé region. Structural break between Appalachian Mountains and Canadian Shield named for him.
Alexander Murray	Logan's first assistant and second member of GSC. Field work in Great Lakes region.
A.R.C. Selywn	Director Geological Survey of Victoria, Australia (1852-69). Second director GSC (1869-1895). Field work in Newfoundland and western Canada.
G.M. Dawson	Third director of GSC (1895-1901). Field work in British Columbia and the Yukon. Yukon city named for him during gold rush.
Robert Bell	Acting director GSC (1901-06). Began field work for GSC in 1859; field work in northern and western Canada.
A.P. Low	Neptune expedition leader to Hudson Bay and Arctic Islands region (1903-04). Field work in Hudson Bay and Labrador regions.
J.B. Tyrrell	Field work in Hudson Bay, Northwest and Yukon territories (1880-90s). Ancient glacial sea surrounding Hudson Bay named for him.