Person

Andrew, Henry Martyn (1845 - 1888)

Born
3 January 1845
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
Died
18 September 1888
Occupation
Mathematician and Headmaster

Summary

Henry Andrew graduated from St John's College, Cambridge 1872, became Headmaster of Wesley College, Melbourne 1875-1882 and Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Melbourne 1882-1888. He had taken his first degree at the University of Melbourne in 1864.

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Chronology

1864
Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Melbourne
1864 - 1868
Career position - Lecturer in Civil Engineering, University of Melbourne
1865 - 1866
Career position - Assistant to R. L. J. Ellery, Melbourne observatory
1866 - 1868
Career position - Resident Master at Wesley College, Melbourne
1868 - 1872
Education - Studied mathematics at St John's College, Cambridge University, UK
1872
Career position - Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, UK
1873 - 1875
Career position - Second Master at Wesley College
1875 - 1882
Career position - Headmaster at Wesley College
1882 - 1888
Career position - Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Melbourne
1888 -
Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

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Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Henry Martyn Andrew - Records, 1873 - 1885; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Wesley College, Melbourne

  • Henry Martyn Andrew - Records, 1875 - 1882; Wesley College, Melbourne. Details

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

Book Sections

Journal Articles

  • Andrew, Henry Martyn, 'Amorphous Phosphorus', Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 13 (1878), 93. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes

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