About Maurice Haycock

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    Dr. Maurice Hall Haycock BSc, MA, PhD, LLD, FMSA, RCGS, AINA (1900 - 1988)

    A distinguished geologist and mineralogist and a prominent Canadian painter, photographer, musician, explorer, historian, archeologist, educator and arts community leader, Dr. Maurice Hall Haycock was born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia and died in Ottawa, Ontario, where he had lived most of his life. His work with the Geological Survey of Canada and later the Department of Mines and Resources of Canada [now Natural Resources Canada] involved extensive travel in the arctic where he also painted, photographed and filmed works of artistic and historic importance. His paintings are in several museums.

    His mediums were oils, acrylics, watercolors and pastels. Hi...

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