Robert Bury Ferguson

Background

Ferguson, Robert Bury was born on February 5, 1920 in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Son of Alexander Galt and Harriet Henrietta (Bury) Ferguson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, 1942; Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1948.

Career

Assistant professor mineralogy, U. Manitoba (Canada), Winnipeg, 1947-1950; associate professor, U. Man, Winnipeg, Canada, 1951-1959; professor, U. Manitoba(Canada), Winnipeg, 1959-1985; distinguished professor, U. Manitoba(Canada), Winnipeg, 1983; professor emeritus, U. Manitoba(Canada), since 1985.

Achievements

• Robert Bury Ferguson has been listed as a noteworthy Mineralogy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Canada, Mineral Society American. Member Mineral Society Great Britain, Mineral Association Canada (Hawley award 1981).

Connections

Married Margaret Irene Warren, December 29, 1948. Children: Evelyn Bury, Robert Warren, Marion Galt.

Father:

Alexander Galt Ferguson

Mother:

Harriet Henrietta (Bury) Ferguson

Spouse:

Margaret Irene Warren

child:

Robert Warren Ferguson

child:

Marion Galt Ferguson

child:

Evelyn Bury Ferguson