Robin Allan
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Robin Sutcliffe Allan (7 September 1900 – 5 July 1966) was a New Zealand geologist and university professor.[1] The university professor William Salmond was his grandfather.[1]
In 1953, Allan was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] The Allan Hills in Antarctica, mapped by the New Zealand party (1957–58) of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, were named in his honour.[3]
References
- ^ a b Campbell, J. D. "Robin Sutcliffe Allan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Allan Hills/Allan Nanatuk". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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