Rawson, Donald Strathearn National Historic Person
TBD, Saskatchewan
Portrait of Donald Strathearn Rawson
(© University of Saskatchewan, University Archives & Special Collections, Photograph Collection, A-3380 | Université de la Saskatchewan, Archives de l'université & collections spéciales, collection photographique, A-3380.)
Address :
TBD, Saskatchewan
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2019-08-16
Life Date:
1905 to 1961
Other Name(s):
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Donald Strathearn Rawson (1905-1961)
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2019-06
Importance:
Pioneer professional limnologist in Western Canada, he performed scientific studies of inland aquatic ecosystems, including the first extensive scientific studies of the large lakes of the Northwest.