death_place death_date work_institution birth_place image_size field birth_date known_for residence prizes article_title citizenship alma_mater
calgary , alberta , canada 23 april 2012 geological survey of canada wynyard , saskatchewan , canada 150px geologist 21 january 1921 arctic geology paleontology canada gold medal r.j.w. douglas medal medal willet g. miller medal logan medal massey raymond thorsteinsson
 canadian university of saskatchewan university of toronto university of kansas
raymond thorsteinsson

raymond -lrb- ray -rrb- thorsteinsson , -lrb- january 21 , 1921 -- april 23 , 2012 -rrb- was an award-winning canadian geologist who focused on the geology of the high arctic .
he was a fellow of the arctic institute of north america , primarily known for his contribution to the geology of the proterozoic and paleozoic rocks .
