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J. W. A. Hickson

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Name
  
J.W.A. Hickson

Died
  
1956

Role
  
Mountaineer

First ascents
  
Mount Habel, Mount Rhondda, Mount Mangin, Mount Nivelle, Bastion Peak, Mount Sir Douglas, Mount Robertson

Joseph William Andrew Hickson (1873–1956) was a Canadian psychologist and mountaineer. As a mountaineer, he is the first to ascend 30 major peaks including Pinnacle Mountain, Mount St Bride, Mount Chephren, Mount Sir Douglas, Mount Fifi, Mount Joffre, Mount Spring-Rice, Mount King Edward, Mount Fryatt, and Mount Robertson.

He was the son of Sir Joseph Hickson.

He was at McGill University from 1901 to 1924, latterly 13 years as professor of metaphysics and logic.

References

J. W. A. Hickson Wikipedia