Person
Maconochie, Alexander (1787 - 1860)
- Born
- 11 February 1787
Edinburgh, Scotland - Died
- 25 October 1860
Morden, Surrey, England - Occupation
- Geographer and Penal reformer
Summary
Alexander Maconochie was the first Professor of Geography, University of London from 1833. He had published on affairs in the Pacific and from 1836 worked for J. Franklin in Hobart Town. Later he was Superintendent of the penal settlement at Norfolk Island 1840-1844.
Related entries
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Allan Cunningham - Records, 1827 - 1832, D79; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Books
- Barry, J. V., Alexander Maconochie of Norfolk Island (Melbourne: 1958). Details
Book Sections
- Barry, John V., 'Maconochie, Alexander (1787-1860), naval officer, geographer, and penal reformer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 2 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 184-186. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020160b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- McCulloch, S. C., 'Sir George Gipps and Captain Alexander Maconochie', Historical Studies, 28 (May) (1957). Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4275964. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/48797538. Details
- 'Maconochie, Alexander (1787-1860)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-459593. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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