Douglas Mawson ( 1882 - 1958 )

Birth: Bradford, Yorkshire, England (05 May 1882) Death: Adelaide, Australia (14 or 15 October 1958) Research Field: Geology; Antarctic exploration Education: BSc and BE (Sydney); DSc (Adelaide) Career: Migrated to Sydney, Australia, as a child; worked on geological survey of the New Hebrides; Lecturer in mineralogy and petrology, Adelaide University; accompanied Shackleton to the Antarctic (1907); made another Antarctic expedition (1911-1914); Professor of Geology, Adelaide University Honours: Kt 1914; OBE 1920 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 3/05/1923.