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RW Brock was born in Perth Ontario. He graduated from Queen’s University with an M.A. in Geology. His many professional appointments included his work as a geologist with Dawson Survey of British Columbia (1897), the Chair of Geology at Queens University (1902-1907) and Director of the Geological Survey of Canada (1907-1914). Brock became one of the first four men selected by the University of British Columbia President F.F. Westbrook to form the nucleus of the staff of the new University. In 1914, Brock became Dean of Applied Science although his career was interrupted by war service (1914-1919). He returned to the University in 1919 and continued as a geology professor and dean until his death (along with his wife) in a July 1935 floatplane accident.

Born: 1874
Died: 1935-07