Lawrence Wager
British geologist, explorer and mountaineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lawrence Rickard Wager, commonly known as Bill Wager, (5 February 1904 – 20 November 1965) was a British geologist, explorer and mountaineer, described as "one of the finest geological thinkers of his generation"[2] and best remembered for his work on the Skaergaard intrusion in Greenland, and for his attempt on Mount Everest in 1933.[1]
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Born | Lawrence Rickard Wager (1905-02-15)15 February 1905 |
Died | 20 November 1965(1965-11-20) (aged 61) |
Awards | Bigsby Medal (1945) Lyell Medal (1962) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
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