Tyrrell, Joseph

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tyrrell
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Joseph Burr Tyrrell, FRSC (November 1, 1858 – August 26, 1957) was a Canadian geologist, cartographer, mining consultant and historian. He discovered dinosaur (Albertosaurus sarcophagus) bones in Alberta’s Badlandsand coal around Drumheller in 1884. Canada’s Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Alberta was named in his honour.
    • Tyrrell was born in Weston, Ontario, the fifth child of William and Elizabeth Tyrrell. He was the brother of Canadian explorer and author James William Tyrrell. He was a student at Weston Grammar School before graduating from Upper Canada College in 1876 and receiving a law degree from the University of Toronto in 1880. After articling for a law firm in Toronto, his doctor advised him to work outdoors due to his health.
    • He published two books in 1888: A Brief Narrative of the Journeys of David Thompson and The Mammalia of Canada.
    • He led the 1893 and 1894 expeditions into the Northern Barren Lands, down the Dubawnt River, the first visit to the Kivalliq Region Barrenlands by a European since the explorations of Samuel Hearne in the 1770s. Joseph’s younger brother, James William Tyrrell, accompanied him on the expedition, which included the first European contact with the Ihalmiut, Inuit from the interior of what is today Nunavut.
  • Second Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=4533
  • Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108052676/joseph_burr-tyrrell