About: Noel Benson

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William Noel Benson FRS FRGS (26 December 1885 – 20 August 1957) was an English-born research geologist and academic active first in Australia and then New Zealand. After studying geology at the University of Sydney, Benson worked temporarily at the University of Adelaide before returning to Sydney as a demonstrator. After winning an 1851 Exhibition Science Scholarship in 1910 he left Sydney to study at the University of Cambridge, where he worked until 1913. He returned to Sydney in 1914 as the Macleay Fellow in Geology, leaving in 1917 to become Chair of the Geology Department at the University of Otago, where for many years he was the only lecturer. During his lifetime he published over 100 papers and won several awards, including the Clarke Medal and the Lyell Medal. He died on 20 Augu

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  • ويليام نويل بنسون (بالإنجليزية: William Noel Benson)‏ هو جيولوجي أسترالي ونيوزيلندي، ولد في 26 ديسمبر 1885 في دنيدن في نيوزيلندا، وتوفي في 20 أغسطس 1957. (ar)
  • William Noel Benson FRS FRGS (26 December 1885 – 20 August 1957) was an English-born research geologist and academic active first in Australia and then New Zealand. After studying geology at the University of Sydney, Benson worked temporarily at the University of Adelaide before returning to Sydney as a demonstrator. After winning an 1851 Exhibition Science Scholarship in 1910 he left Sydney to study at the University of Cambridge, where he worked until 1913. He returned to Sydney in 1914 as the Macleay Fellow in Geology, leaving in 1917 to become Chair of the Geology Department at the University of Otago, where for many years he was the only lecturer. During his lifetime he published over 100 papers and won several awards, including the Clarke Medal and the Lyell Medal. He died on 20 August 1957 following his retirement from academia in 1951. (en)
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  • 1885-12-26 (xsd:date)
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  • William Noel Benson (en)
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  • 1957-08-20 (xsd:date)
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  • William Noel Benson (en)
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  • Anerley, London, England (en)
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  • Dunedin, New Zealand (en)
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  • Geology and mineralogy (en)
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  • expanding the study of geology in Australasia (en)
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  • ويليام نويل بنسون (بالإنجليزية: William Noel Benson)‏ هو جيولوجي أسترالي ونيوزيلندي، ولد في 26 ديسمبر 1885 في دنيدن في نيوزيلندا، وتوفي في 20 أغسطس 1957. (ar)
  • William Noel Benson FRS FRGS (26 December 1885 – 20 August 1957) was an English-born research geologist and academic active first in Australia and then New Zealand. After studying geology at the University of Sydney, Benson worked temporarily at the University of Adelaide before returning to Sydney as a demonstrator. After winning an 1851 Exhibition Science Scholarship in 1910 he left Sydney to study at the University of Cambridge, where he worked until 1913. He returned to Sydney in 1914 as the Macleay Fellow in Geology, leaving in 1917 to become Chair of the Geology Department at the University of Otago, where for many years he was the only lecturer. During his lifetime he published over 100 papers and won several awards, including the Clarke Medal and the Lyell Medal. He died on 20 Augu (en)
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  • ويليام نويل بنسون (ar)
  • Noel Benson (en)
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