Ian McDougall (geologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian geologist and geochemist
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Place of Birth: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
About Ian McDougall (geologist)
- Ian McDougall (24 May 1935 – 10 November 2018) was an Australian geologist and geochemist. McDougall was born in Hobart and studied at the University of Tasmania and Australian National University, before taking up a research position at ANU.
- He was a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, the Australian Academy of Science, and the American Geophysical Union.
- McDougall also served as Vice President of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior.McDougall's research areas included plate tectonics and geochronology.
- He has been described as "one of Australia's most internationally distinguished earth scientists," and was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001. McDougall died on 10 November 2018.
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