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

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Archival resources

National Library of Australia

Published resources

Book Sections

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

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