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Balfour Currie
Balfour Watson Currie, C.C., B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., LL.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C. (1902 - January 8, 1981) was a Canadian scientist specializing in the fields of meteorology and climatology.
Currie and Frank Davies worked together at Chesterfield Inlet during the Second International Polar Year (1932-1933).
He was associated with the University of Saskatchewan (1930 - 1981), as a Professor and Head of the Department of Physics, founder of the Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies, Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice-president, Research and as Professor Emeritus.
In 1972 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
In 1977 he received an honourary Doctor of Science (space research) from York University.
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