| Authorised form of name | Logan; Sir; William Edmond (1798 - 1875) |
| Dates | 1798 - 1875 |
| Place of birth | Montreal, Canada |
| Date of birth | 20 April 1798 |
| Place of death | Castle Malgwin, Llechryd, Cardiganshire |
| Date of death | 22 June or 22 July 1875 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Llechryd Church, Cardiganshire |
| Research field | Geology |
| Activity | Career:
Director of the Geological Survey of Canada.
Honours:
Kt 1856
Memberships:
FGS
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/06/1851 |
| Royal Society activity | Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1867 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1875-1876 vol 24 pp i-ii
Notes:
DSB gives death date as 22 July 1875 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/22912670 |
| Royal Society code | NA3840 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |
| MM/15/66 | Report by William Spottiswoode on a paper by Logan | 25 June 1874 |
| MC/7 | Volume 7 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1864-1866 |
| EC/1851/11 | Logan, Sir William Edmond: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/7/194 | Letter from W E [William Edmond] Logan, 5 Cambridge Square, Hyde Park, to Dr [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society | 4 April 1865 |
| MC/7/197 | Letter from W E [William Edmond] Logan, 5 Cambridge Square, Hyde Park, to Dr [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society | 10 April 1865 |
| MC/8/115 | Letter from W E [William Edmond] Logan, Montreal, to W [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society, London | 29 November 1867 |