Background
Warren, Harry Verney was born on August 27, 1904 in Anacortes, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Victor Mackenzie and Rosamond Ellice Burrell (Campion) Warren.
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Harry Verney Warren
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Bachelor, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1926; Bachelor of Science, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1927; Doctor of Science (honorary), University B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1978; postgraduate, Rhodes School for B.C., 1926-1929; Master of Science, University of Oxford, England, 1928; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, England, 1929; Doctor of Science (honorary), Waterloo U., Ontario, Canada, 1975.
Career
Lecturer, U. B.C., 1932-1935; assistant professor geological science, U. B.C., 1935-1939; associate professor, U. B.C., 1939-1945; professor, U. B.C., 1945-1973; honorary professor, U. B.C., since 1973. Commonwealth Fund fellow California Institute Technology, 1929-1932.
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Membership
Member county Vancouver Board Trade, 1939-1981 (life). President B.C. and Yukon Chamber of Mines, Vancouver, 1952-1954, United Nations Association Canada (Vancouver branch), 1956-1958. Fellow Institute Mining and Metallurgy (life), Royal Society Canada (life), Geological Society American (life).
Member Canada Council (Killam award), Association Professional Engineers B.C. (life), Sigma Xi.
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Married Margaret Bessie Tisdall, July 14, 1934. Children: Charlotte Louisa Verney, Victor Henry Verney.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Decorated officer Order of Canada, 1971, Order of B.C., 1991. Named Distinguished lecturer Canada Institute Mining and Metallurgy, 1971. Honorary fellow Royal College General Practitioners, England, 1973. Recipient "Spud" Huestis distinguished prospectors award B.C./Yukon Chamber of Mines, 1986, Distinguished Citizen award City of Vancouver Centennial, 1986, Distinguished Svc. award Prospector and Developer's Association Canada, 1990, Canada 125th Commemorative medal, 1992. Inductee B.C. Sports Hall of Fame, 1990, U. B.C. Sports Hall of Fame, 1993.Decorated officer Order of Canada, 1971, Order of B.C., 1991. Named Distinguished lecturer Canada Institute Mining and Metallurgy, 1971. Honorary fellow Royal College General Practitioners, England, 1973.
Recipient "Spud" Huestis distinguished prospectors award B.C./Yukon Chamber of Mines, 1986, Distinguished Citizen award City of Vancouver Centennial, 1986, Distinguished Svc. award Prospector and Developer's Association Canada, 1990, Canada 125th Commemorative medal, 1992. Inductee B.C. Sports Hall of Fame, 1990, U. B.C. Sports Hall of Fame, 1993.