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{{Infobox rai-fellow
| first_name = George Mercer
| name = Dawson
| honorific_prefix =
| honorific_suffix = CMG, LLD, FRS
| image = File:Dawson,_George_Mercer.jpg
| birth_date = 1849
| death_date = 1901
| address = Director of Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada
| occupation =
| elected_ESL =
| elected_ASL =
| elected_AI =
| elected_APS =
| elected_LAS =
| membership = Hon. Fellow
| left =
| clubs =
| societies = Royal Society
}}
== Notes ==
=== Office Notes ===
=== House Notes ===
=== Notes From Elsewhere ===
George Mercer Dawson CMG FRS FRSC, (August 1, 1849 – March 2, 1901) was a Canadian scientist and surveyor. He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the eldest son of Sir John William Dawson, Principal of McGill University and his wife, Lady Margaret Dawson.[1] By age 11, he was afflicted with tuberculosis of the spine (Pott's disease) that resulted in a deformed back and stunted his growth. However, his physical limitations did not deter Dawson from becoming one of Canada's greatest scientists.[2]<br />Dawson became a staff member of the Geological Survey of Canada in 1875, progressed to assistant director in 1883 and finally to director in 1895.<br />In 1891, Dawson was named a fellow of the Royal Society of London. In 1892, he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.<br />
== Publications ==
=== External Publications ===
=== House Publications ===
== Related Material Details ==
=== RAI Material ===
Dawson collection of photographs, 1878
=== Other Material ===
| first_name = George Mercer
| name = Dawson
| honorific_prefix =
| honorific_suffix = CMG, LLD, FRS
| image = File:Dawson,_George_Mercer.jpg
| birth_date = 1849
| death_date = 1901
| address = Director of Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada
| occupation =
| elected_ESL =
| elected_ASL =
| elected_AI =
| elected_APS =
| elected_LAS =
| membership = Hon. Fellow
| left =
| clubs =
| societies = Royal Society
}}
== Notes ==
=== Office Notes ===
=== House Notes ===
=== Notes From Elsewhere ===
George Mercer Dawson CMG FRS FRSC, (August 1, 1849 – March 2, 1901) was a Canadian scientist and surveyor. He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the eldest son of Sir John William Dawson, Principal of McGill University and his wife, Lady Margaret Dawson.[1] By age 11, he was afflicted with tuberculosis of the spine (Pott's disease) that resulted in a deformed back and stunted his growth. However, his physical limitations did not deter Dawson from becoming one of Canada's greatest scientists.[2]<br />Dawson became a staff member of the Geological Survey of Canada in 1875, progressed to assistant director in 1883 and finally to director in 1895.<br />In 1891, Dawson was named a fellow of the Royal Society of London. In 1892, he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.<br />
== Publications ==
=== External Publications ===
=== House Publications ===
== Related Material Details ==
=== RAI Material ===
Dawson collection of photographs, 1878
=== Other Material ===