Reginald Walter Brock, FRSC, FRGS (10 January 1874 – 30 July 1935) was a Canadian geologist, academic, and civil servant. He was Director of the

Geological Survey of Canada The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC; french: Commission géologique du Canada (CGC)) is a Canadian federal government agency responsible for performing geological surveys of the country, developing Canada's natural resources and protecting the en ...

from 1907 to 1914, in addition to being Deputy Minister of Mines in 1914. On the outbreak of the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, he joined the Canadian Army. In 1919, he became Professor of Geology and Dean of Applied Sciences at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

. He was President of the

Royal Society of Canada The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...

in 1935–36. On 30 July 1935, he was killed in an airplane crash with his wife (who died the following day).

Brock Island Brock Island is one of the uninhabited members of the Queen Elizabeth Islands of the Arctic Archipelago located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located at 77°51'N 114°27'W, it measures in size and lies close to Mackenzie King Island. ...

and Brock River are named in his honour.

References

* http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/brock_reginald_walter_16E.html * https://www.jstor.org/stable/2569533 {{DEFAULTSORT:Brock, Reginald Walter 1874 births 1935 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Geological Survey of Canada personnel Academic staff of the University of British Columbia University of Toronto alumni Queen's University at Kingston alumni Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Canada Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1935 Canadian Expeditionary Force officers