Joseph William Andrew Hickson (1873–1956) was a

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psychologist and mountaineer. As a mountaineer, he was the first to ascend 30 major peaks including Pinnacle Mountain, Mount St. Bride, Mount Chephren,

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, Mount Joffre, Mount Spring-Rice,

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, and Mount Robertson. He was the son of Sir Joseph Hickson. He was at

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from 1901 to 1924, latterly 13 years as professor of metaphysics and logic.

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1873 births 1956 deaths Canadian mountain climbers 20th-century Canadian psychologists Academic staff of McGill University {{Canada-psychologist-stub