George Mercer Dawson died in 1901.
George Mercer Dawson was born in 1849.
Dawson City was officially established in 1897 during the Klondike Gold Rush. It was originally named "Dawson" after George Mercer Dawson, who was a geologist and surveyor.
George Mercer - military officer - died in 1784.
George Dawson Flinter died in 1838.
George Dawson - preacher - died in 1876.
George Dawson Rowley died in 1878.
George Oscar Dawson died in 1865.
George Dawson-Damer died on 1856-04-14.
George Robert Dawson died on 1856-04-03.
George Mercer Dawson was a proponent of the theory of uniformitarianism in geology, which suggests that the same natural processes that operate today have been at work in the Earth's past. He also supported the theory of evolution, as advocated by Charles Darwin, and contributed to the understanding of glacial geology and natural history in Canada.
George Mercer was born in 1944.
George Mercer - military officer - was born in 1733.