Yves Fortier (geologist)
Yves Fortier | |
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| Born | Yves Oscar Fortier August 17, 1914 |
| Awards | Logan Medal, Massey Medal |
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| Fields | geology |
| Institutions | Geological Survey of Canada |
Yves Oscar Fortier,
Canadian Arctic in the 1950s and 1960s which identified significant potential oil and gas resources. He died at the age of 100 on August 19, 2014.[2]
Honours
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- 1953 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- 1964 - Massey Medal, Royal Canadian Geographical Society
- 1974 - Logan Medal, Geological Association of Canada
- 1980 - Officer of the Order of Canada
- The mineral Yofortierite was named in his honor by Canadian geologist Guy Perrault, F.R.S. (1927–2002).
- The Yves Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award is also named in his honor.
References
- ^ Canadian Geographic Journal
- ^ "YVES OSCAR FORTIER (1914 - 2014)". The Globe and Mail. 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
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