George Frederic Matthew (1837–1923)

Canadian geologist and palaeontologist. Founder member and curator, Natural History Society of New Brunswick, 1862; president, 1889–95. Employed by the Geological Survey of Canada as palaeontologist and expert in Cambrian geology, 1868–1901. Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1882. Awarded the Murchison Medal by the Geological Society of London, 1917.