Person
Osborne, George Davenport (1899 - 1955)
- Born
- 6 August 1899
Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 5 October 1955
Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
George Osborne taught geology at the University of Sydney from 1921 to 1955, becoming a reader in 1949. He wrote "Structural Evolution of the Hunter-Manning-Myall Province" in 1950.
Details
Born 6 August 1899. Died 5 October 1955. Educated Universities of Sydney (BSc 1921, DSc 1929) and Cambridge PhD 1939). After graduation he held various research and junior teaching posts at the University of Sydney before gaining tenured appointment as lecturer and demonstrator 1926-45, senior lecturer 1945-49, reader 1949-55. Worked at the Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge 1930-31and at Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1938-39. Taught evening classes at Sydney Technical College from 1933. President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1944, President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1947, President, Sydney University Union 1933-34.
Chronology
- 1921
- Education - BSc, University of Sydney
- 1925
- Award - Linnean Macleay Fellowship (Geology), for study at the University of Sydney
- 1929
- Education - DSc, University of Sydney
- 1939
- Education - PhD, University of Cambridge
- 1944
- Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1947 - 1948
- Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales
- 1949 - 1955
- Career position - Reader in Geology, University of Sydney
Related entries
Archival resources
National Library of Australia
- Dr J.H. Rattigan map collection [cartographic material], 1928, MAP Dr J.H. Rattigan Map Collection (Rare Map Room); National Library of Australia. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Vallance, T. G., 'Osborne, George Davenport (1899-1955), Geologist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Geoffrey Serle, ed., vol. 11 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 101-102. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110112b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'George Davenport Osborne, 1899-1955', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 82 (1957), 252-256. Details
- Browne, W. R., 'Obituary: George Davenport Osborne', Australian Journal of Science, 18 (2) (1955), 52-53. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538068. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93336219. Details
- 'Osborne, George Davenport (1899-1955)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-566029. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018