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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Stansfield, J. (John), 1885-1943
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Description area
Dates of existence
1885-1943
History
John Stansfield was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and worked as an oil prospector for the Rajah of Sarawak before coming to McGill in 1910. From 1910 to 1919 he was lecturer in geology, and consulted for the Geological Survey of Canada. He left McGill to undertake exploration for the Standard Oil Company.