Joseph Burr Tyrrell Death Cause and Date

Joseph Burr's Death

Born (Birthday) Nov 1, 1858

Death Date August 26, 1957

Age of Death 98 years

Cause of Death N/A

Profession Geologist

The geologist Joseph Burr died at the age of 98. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Geologist and cartographer who discovered the bones of the Albertosaurus dinosaur in Alberta’s Badlands in 1884 and managed the Kirkland Lake Gold mine in Ontario.

His younger brother, James Williams Tyrell, went with him to make the first European contact with the Ihalmiut, a tribe of the Inuit people.