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(1849-1901) When George Dawson was a child he had a severe
illness that stopped his growth. As an adult he was only around
4 feet 8 inches or 4 feet 10 inches tall. The illness also left
him with a hunched back and recurring pain throughout his body.
This did not stop him. He received an advanced education from
Britain's leading scientists and in the 1870s worked on the
Canada-United States boundary survey. He described the geology
and natural history he observed in great detail. He then went to
work for the Geological Survey of Canada and e