Background
Dunbar, Maxwell John was born on September 19, 1914 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of William and Elizabeth (Robertson) Dunbar.
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Maxwell John John Dunbar
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Maxwell John Dunbar, Canadian Oceanographer, educator. Decorated officer Order of Canada; Guggenheim fellow Denmark, 1952-1953; recipient Bruce medal Royal Society Edinburgh, 1950, Fry medal Canada Society.Zoologists, 1979, Arctic Science prize North Slope Borough, 1986, Northern Science award (Canada), 1987, J.P. Tully medal Canada Meteorological and Oceanography Society, 1988.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1937; Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1941; Doctor of Science (honorary), Memorial U., Newfoundland, 1979; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Copenhagen, 1991.
Career
Assistant Professor, of Zoology, McGill University 1946-1948, Association Professor 1948-1959, Professor 1959-1982, Professor Emeritus since 1982, Chairman Marine Sciences Centre 1963-1977. Governor Arctic Institute of North. America 1963-1975. Director Eastern Arctic Investigations (Canada) 1947-1955.
Expeditions: West. Greenland 1935, 1936, Alaska 1938, Ungava Bay 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, Hudson Bay 1954.
Guggenheim Fellowship, Denmark 1952-1953. Organizer and Chair, first Polar Oceans Conference (SCOR, SCAR) 1974.
Institute Convenor, Institute Biological Programme 1971-1975. Fellow Arctic Institute of North. America, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Linnean Society of London.
Honorary Fellow American Geographical Society of New New York
Honorary Doctor of Science (Memorial University of Newfoundland) 1979. Bruce Memorial.
Achievements
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Membership
Fellow Royal Society Canada, Linnaean Society London, Arctic Institute North America (governor, past chairman, recipient Fellows award 1973).
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Married Joan Jackson, August, 1945. Children: Douglas, William. Married Nancy Wosstroff, December 14, 1960.
Children: Elisabeth, Andrew, Christine, Robyn.
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Nationality
Canadian
Education
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1937
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1939
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1941
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1979
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1991
Career
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1946 - 1995
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1987 - 1995
Awards
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Decorated officer Order of Canada. Guggenheim fellow Denmark, 1952-1953. Recipient Bruce medal Royal Society Edinburgh, 1950, Fry medal Canada Society.Zoologists, 1979, Arctic Science prize North Slope Borough, 1986, Northern Science award (Canada), 1987, J.P. Tully medal Canada Meteorological and Oceanography Society, 1988.Decorated officer Order of Canada. Guggenheim fellow Denmark, 1952-1953. Recipient Bruce medal Royal Society Edinburgh, 1950, Fry medal Canada Society.Zoologists, 1979, Arctic Science prize North Slope Borough, 1986, Northern Science award (Canada), 1987, J.P. Tully medal Canada Meteorological and Oceanography Society, 1988.