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Alwyn Williams

Also Known As Sir Alwyn Williams
Geologist

Welsh geologist and paleobiologist (1921-2004) recognized internationally for his research on brachiopods. He held the chair of geology at Queen's University Belfast from 1954 to 1974 and the Lapworth chair of geology at the University of Birmingham from 1974 to 1976, before serving as principal of the University of Glasgow from 1976 to 1988, where he expanded the university's use of computing technology. He was knighted in 1983 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Date
1921-06-08 1
Birth Year
1921 1
Death Date
2004-04-04 1
Death Year
2004 1
Birthplace
Aberdare 1
Death Place
Glasgow 1
Nationality
United Kingdom 1
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1
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Geology, Disciplines

Wikipedia "Alwyn Williams (geologist)": Welsh geologist, no more specific subfield named.

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Nationality

Ireland

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United Kingdom

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1. Alwyn Williams (Wikidata)
  • P569 (date of birth)
    born 1921-06-08
  • P569 (date of birth) [year]
    born 1921
  • P570 (date of death)
    died 2004-04-04
  • P570 (date of death) [year]
    died 2004
  • P19 (place of birth)
    born in Aberdare
  • P20 (place of death)
    died in Glasgow
  • P27 (country of citizenship)
    citizen of United Kingdom
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as Sir Alwyn Williams
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [2]
    citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Alwyn Williams, geologist (Wikipedia)
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Sir Alwyn Williams (8 June 1921 - 4 April 2004) was a Welsh geologist, who was Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1976 to 1988, and President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1985 to 1988.
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