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Dawson, Sir John William, (1820-1899), Knight, geologist

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Surname: Dawson
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: John William
Gender: Male
Date: 1820-1899
Title: Knight
Biography: ODNB link for Dawson, Sir John William (1820-1899) Knight Geologist
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P155050 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P7686 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir John William Dawson
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
drawings and maps
Geological Society of London
See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
2
official papers
McGill University Archives
NRA 20434 Murray
3
1842-75: letters (79) to Sir Charles Lyell
Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections
Coll/203
4
1867-91: letters to Sir George Stokes
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
Add 7342, 7656
NRA 20700 Stokes