Person
Bryan, Walter Heywood (1891 - 1966)
MC
- Born
- 26 August 1891
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 10 March 1966
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
Walter Bryan was Field Assistant at the Geological Survey of Queensland and served with the Australian Imperial Forces during WWI before joining the University of Queensland as Lecturer in Geology in 1921. He was Professor of Geology and Mineralogy from 1947 to 1959. In his research he made significant contributions to understanding the stratigraphy and geological evolution of Queensland and marine geology. He established the first seismological research station in Queensland in 1937 following the Gayndah earthquake, leading efforts to utilise seismological stations for hazard mitigation. Bryan was actively involved in professional organisations, serving as President of the Royal Society of Queensland and the Geology Section if Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, and Chairman of the Queensland Division of the Geological Society of Australia. He was also Deputy Chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Committee, a member of the Queensland State Camouflage Committee, and a Fellow of the Australian National Research Council.
Details
Chronology
- 1914
- Education - BSc (hons), University of Queensland
- 1914 - 1915
- Career position - Field Assistant, Queensland Geological Survey 1914-15
- 1915 - 1919
- Military service - First World War, Lieutenant, Australian Imperial Forces
- 1918
- Award - Military Cross, Trench Mortar Battalion
- 1921 -
- Career position - Lecturer in Geology, University of Queensland
- 1924
- Career position - President, Royal Society of Queensland 1924
- 1926
- Education - DSc, University of Queensland
- 1937 -
- Career position - Officer in charge, Queensland Seismological Station
- 1945
- Career position - Acting Professor of Geology, University of Queensland
- 1946
- Career position - President, Geology Section, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1946 - 1947
- Career position - Associate Professor of Geology, University of Queensland
- 1947 - 1959
- Career position - Professor of Geology, University of Queensland
- 1952 - 1966
- Career position - Foundation Member, Geological Society of Australia
- 1960 - 1966
- Career position - Professor Emeritus, University of Queensland
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Walter Heywood Bryan', Queensland Naturalist, 18 (1/2) (1966), 34-35. Details
- Bryan, Scott; Bryan, Robert; and Wood, Margaret, 'Professor Walter Heywood Bryan MC: Queensland's pioneering geologist', Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group, 45 (2018), 23-4. Details
- Bryan, W. H., 'H. C. Richards Memorial Address', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, lix (5) (1947), 141-150. Details
- Bryan, W. H., 'Obituary: Professor H. C. Richards', Australian Journal of Science, 10 (1) (1947), 13-14. Details
- Denmead, W. H., 'Obituary: Walter Heywood Bryan', Queensland Government mining journal, 67 (1966), 100. Details
- Hill, Dorothy, 'Memorial: Walter Heywood Bryan, M.C., D.Sc 1891-1966', Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, 13 (2) (1966), 613-618. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21608013. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Bryan W H', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=3133431. Details
- 'Bryan, W H (1891-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-565378. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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