Person
Dennant, John (1839 - 1907)
Dennant, John Portrait
Details
- Born
- 1839
Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom - Died
- 12 June 1907
- Occupation
- Educational administrator
Summary
John Dennant was Inspector of Schools in Victoria from 1890, President of the Royal Society of Victoria (1903) and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. He prepared a report on the Estimation of Alkalies in Igneous Rocks for the Second Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1890). He arrived in Australia (Victoria) in 1872 and was a school headmaster from 1879.
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Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details
Journal Articles
- Dennant, John, 'Note on the Estimation of Alkalies in Igneous Rocks [Abstract]', Report of the second meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 2 (1890), 385-387, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14563363. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6229178. Details
- 'Dennant, John (1839-19070612)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477060. Details
Digital resources
Joanne Evans
Created: 24 August 2000, Last modified: 4 June 2010
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