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    John 'Jock' Tuzo Wilson


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    John Tuzo Wilson in 1992

    Born(1908-10-24)October 24, 1908

    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    DiedApril 15, 1993(1993-04-15) (aged 84)

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Alma mater
    Known forTheory of Plate tectonics
    Awards
    • Officer, Order of Canada
    • Companion, Order of Canada
    • Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
    • Fellow, Royal Society of London
    • Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh
    • Legion of Merit
    • Order of the British Empire
    • Maurice Ewing Medal, AGU
    • Maurice Ewing Medal, SEG
    • Bucher Medal, SEG
    • Penrose Medal, GSA
    • Wegener Medal, EUG
    • Wollaston Medal, Geological Society
    • Vetlesen Prize, Columbia University
    • Canada Centennial Medal
    • 125th Anniversary Medal (Canada)
      John J.

      Carty Award (1975)

    Scientific career
    FieldsGeophysics & geology
    InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto
    Doctoral advisorHarry Hammond Hess
    Doctoral studentsHarold Williams