Date of Birth
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05-February-1904
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Place of Birth
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Batley
(United Kingdom, West Yorkshire)
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Nationality
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United Kingdom
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Also know as
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L. R. Wager, Lawrence Rickard Wager, Bill Wager
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Profession
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Geologist, Explorer, Mountaineer
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Lawrence Rickard Wager, commonly known as Bill Wager, was a British geologist, explorer and mountaineer, described as "one of the finest geological thinkers of his generation" and best remembered for his work on the Skaergaard intrusion in Greenland, and for his attempt on Mount Everest in 1933.
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