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Logan was born in Montreal, Quebec and studied at the university of Edinburgh. He started teaching himself geology in 1831, when he took over the running of a colliery in Swansea. He produced a geological map of the south Wales coalfield, and gave his opinion that the layer of clay under the coalfield was the old soil in which grew the plants from which the coal was formed.

His abilities as a geologist were noticed, and in 1842 he was asked to establish the Geological Survey of Canada. He continued as director until 1869. During this time he described the Laurentian rocks of the Laurentian mountains in Canada and of the Adirondacks in the state of New York.

Over his illustrious career he received 22 medals including the Legion of HonorLegion of Honor or Legion of Honour can refer to: The Legion d'honneur, one of the highest decorations awarded by France The Palais de la Legion d'Honneur, a building in Paris constructed as a tribute to the members of the Legion d'honneur The California from Emperor Napoleon III of FranceCharles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte ( April 20, 1808 January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the French puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. He was the nephew of the Emperor Napoleon I of Fran in 1855Events Births January 5 King Camp Gillette, inventor († 1932) January 21 John Moses Browning, inventor († 1926) January 28 William Seward Burroughs, inventor of the calculator († 1898) March 13 Percival Lowell, astronomer († 19 and a knighthood from Queen Victoria of England in 1856Events January 8 Borax is discovered ( John Veatch). January 29 Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross February 18 The American Party ( Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former Presi. In the same year he was awarded the Wollaston MedalThe Wollaston Medal is a scientific award for geology, the highest award granted by the Geological Society of London. The medal is named after William Hyde Wollaston, and was first awarded in 1831. It was originally made of palladium, a metal discovered b by the Geological Society of LondonThe Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth". It is the oldest geological society in the world. The Society was founded in 1807. It was partly the outc.

After his retirement in 1869 he settled in PembrokeshirePembrokeshire ( Welsh: Sir Benfro is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. It shares a border with Carmarthenshire tot he southeast and Ceredigion ( Cardiganshire) to the northeast. The county was founded in 1282 by order of Edward I,, where he died. He was interred in the churchyard in the village of Cilgerran.

The highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan, was named after him. As well, the mineral Weloganite, first found in Montreal, is named after him.