Harold Williams (14 March 1934 – 28 September 2010[1]) was one of the premier field geologists in the history of Newfoundland geology and the foremost expert on the Appalachian Mountains of North America.
[2] He thereafter joined the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), where he gained the reputation of being an expert field geologist and outstanding scientist.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada at age 38, a very rare accolade, and 15 years later was awarded the Miller Medal by its Academy of Science.
He has over 250 publications to his credit and for several years in the past three decades has been the most cited Canadian geoscientist in the world.
A sampling of these rocks is preserved and protected in Gros Morne National Park of western Newfoundland, which has qualified for UNESCO World Heritage Site recognition under his advocacy.