Robin Allan

"R. S. Allan" redirects here. For the American television writer and producer, see R. S. Allen.

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]

Allan was the geologist on the 1924 Chatham Islands Expedition.[2]

In 1953, Allan was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[3] The Allan Hills in Antarctica, mapped by the New Zealand party (1957–58) of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, were named in his honour.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Campbell, J. D. "Robin Sutcliffe Allan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ Clayworth, Peter (2014). "Anthropology and archaeology - 'Salvage anthropology' and the birth of professionalism". Te Ara. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "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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