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Robin Sutcliffe Allan (7 September 1900 – 5 July 1966) was a New Zealand geologist and university professor. The university professor William Salmond was his grandfather.

Allan was the geologist on the 1924 Chatham Islands Expedition.

In 1953, Allan was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. The Allan Hills in Antarctica, mapped by the New Zealand party (1957–58) of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, were named in his honour.

References

  1. ^ Campbell, J. D. "Robin Sutcliffe Allan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. Clayworth, Peter (2014). "Anthropology and archaeology - 'Salvage anthropology' and the birth of professionalism". Te Ara. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. "Allan Hills/Allan Nanatuk". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 September 2020.


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