Person

Hamilton, Alexander Greenlaw (1852 - 1941)

Born
14 April 1852
Bailieborough, Cavan, Ireland
Died
21 October 1941
Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Naturalist

Summary

Alexander Hamilton, a schoolteacher, devoted much of his time to natural history, was associated with various scientific societies and wrote widely on Australian flora and fauna. From 1907 he was a lecturer in Nature Study at the Teachers' College, Sydney.

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Chronology

1892
Award - Royal Society of New South Wales Medal
1906 - 1925?
Career position - Member of Council. Linnean Society of New South Wales
1915 - 1917
Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton - Records, 1878 - 1941, Uncatalogued MSS SET 482; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • J. D. Cox - Records, 1898 - 1906, B1174; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • Linnean Society of New South Wales - Records, 1826 - 1970, ML MSS 2009; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Gilbert, L. A., 'Hamilton, Alexander Greenlaw (1852-1941), Schoolteacher and Naturalist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 9 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 173-174. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090166b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • 'Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, 1852-1941', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 69 (1944), 176-184. Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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