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Birth
Born on the 5th of May 1882 in Yorkshire in England. -
The Mawson Family move
The Mawson family moved to Rooty Hill near Sydney in 1884 -
Mawson graduates
In 1902 he graduated with a Bachelor of Education and was appointed as a junior demonstrator in Chemistry. -
Mawson becomes a lecturer in......
In 1905 Mawson was appointed a lecturer in mineralogy and petrology in the University of Adelaide. -
Mount Erebus
In March 1908 he and his group led by David became the first to climb Mount Erebus. -
The Vicinity of the South Magnetic Pole
A.F. Mackay and Mawson became the first to reach the vicinity of the south Magnetic Pole. -
Mawson gets Knigted
Mawson was knighted in 1914 and continued his research over many decades. -
Mawson retires
He finally retired at the age of 70. -
Mawson dies
He died at his Brighton home on the 14th October 1958. Mawson was buried at St. Jude’s Anglican Church in a commonwealth and state funeral.
