Person
Hogan, John (1896 - 1970)
- Born
- 23 November 1896
Australia - Died
- 1970
- Occupation
- Meteorologist
Summary
John Hogan worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 44 years (1914-1959), and was Deputy Director in Melbourne, 1946-1948 and Sydney, 1948-1959. He contributed greatly to the knowledge of atmospheric processes in the Australian region and to the improvement of the quality of meteorological services to the community. While Director in Sydney he spent a considerable amount of time in the Melbourne office as Acting Assistant Director (Administration) and Chief Scientific Officer. In the summer of 1922-1923 Hogan became the first Bureau officer to serve on Willis Island. From December 1963 to June 1964 he was employed as Bureau's External Relations Officer. In 1969 Hogan was contracted to prepare some historical notes relating to the Bureau and its officers, which later appeared in Metarch.
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Chronology
- 1914 -
- Career position - Joined the Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne
- 1924 - 1929
- Career position - Meteorological Assistant with the Bureaus of Meteorology
- 1929 - 1941
- Career position - Meteorologist (Research) with the Bureaus of Meteorology
- 1934
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1941 - 1945
- Career position - Meteorologist with the RAAF Meteorological Service
- 1944
- Career position - Weather on the Australia Station: aids to forecasting. Part 2, Analysed charts written for the RAAF
- 1946 - 1948
- Career position - Supervising Meteorologist and Deputy Director of the Bureau in Melbourne
- 1948 - 1959
- Career position - Deputy Director of the Bureau in Sydney
- 1963 - 1964
- Career position - External Relations Officer at the Bureau of Meteorology (6-7 months)
Published resources
Books
- Hogan, John, Notes Prepared by John Hogan (1896-1970), Metarch Papers No. 2 (Bureau of Meteorology, 1986). Details
Journal Articles
- 'Retirement of Mr. J. Hogan', Weather News, 30 (January 1959) (1959), 6. Details
- 'John Hogan's Death', Weather News, 167 (July 1970) (1970), 4. Details
Resources
- 'Hogan, John (1896-1970)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475958. Details
Resource Sections
- Hogan, John, 'Notes Prepared by John Hogan (1896-1970)', in Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/0085.html. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_h.html. Details
Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 4 July 2012
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