Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn
Geologist
Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn, CMG, LL.D, FRS, FGS was a British geologist and public servant, director of the Geological Survey of Victoria from 1852 to 1869, director of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1869 to 1894, and President of the Royal... Wikipedia
Born: July 26, 1824, Kilmington, United Kingdom
Died: October 19, 1902 (age 78 years), Victoria, Canada
Awards: Clarke Medal and Murchison Medal
Books: Observations on the Mode of Occurrence and the Treatment of Auriferous, Lead and Silver Ores, at Schemnitz, Etc. [With an Introductory Letter by A.R.C. Selwyn.]., Descriptive Sketch of the Physical Geography and Geology of the Dominion of Canada, Descriptive Catalogue of a Collection of the Economic Minerals of Canada by the Geological Corps, and more