Person
Marin la Meslée, Edmond Marie (1852 - 1893)
- Born
- 1852
France - Died
- 17 December 1893
Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Geographer and Public servant
Summary
Edmond Marin la Meslée came to Australia from France in 1876 and joined the New South Wales Department of Lands and the Surveyor-General's Office in 1878. He was primarily responsible for founding the Geographical Society of Australasia. Its first meeting was in 1883.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- H. Parkes - Records, A925; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Royal Geographical Society of Australasia - Records, 1833 - 192?, ML MSS 2134; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, New South Wales Branch - Records, 1883 - 1907, ML MSS 774; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, New South Wales Branch - Records, A2664; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Ward, Russel, 'Marin la Meslée, Edmond Marie (1852-1893), public servant, geographer and writer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974), p. 210. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050239b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537008. Details
- 'Marin la Meslée, Edmond (1852-18931217)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1226133. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 February 2018
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