Person

Peirce, Sidney Ernest (1890 - 1915)

Born: 23 December 1890
Died: 27 December 1915
France
Occupation: Student and Soldier

Summary

Sidney Peirce was a young scientist who died at age 25 from war wounds while serving as a Light Infantryman in World War One. During his short scientific career he authored at least two scientific articles.

Details

Chronology

1913: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1913 - 1914: Education - 1851 Exhibition Scholar at the University of Leeds, UK
1914 - 1915: Career position - Lieutenant in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
1915: Award - Military Cross (MC) received

Published resources

Resources

'Peirce, Sidney Ernest (-1915)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473504. Details

Resource Sections

'Peirce, Sydney Ernest', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001779p.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 March 2018

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