Person

Stephens, Thomas (1830 - 1913)

Born: 4 October 1830
Levens, Westmorland, England
Died: 25 November 1913
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation: Geologist and Educator

Summary

Thomas Stephens was Director of the Tasmanian Department of Education 1885-1894 and wrote several papers on geology and geography of the colony.

Details

Chronology

1888: Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

Sibling

Stephens, William John (1829 - 1890)

Related Corporate Bodies

Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)
Original [founding] member 1888 -

Archival resources

National Herbarium, Melbourne

Thomas Stephens - Records, 1880 - 1882, MSS M57; National Herbarium, Melbourne. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Smith, Neil, 'Stephens, Thomas (1830-1913)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), p. 196. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060211b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15995501. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93548007. Details
'Stephens, Thomas (1830-1913)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-574337. Details

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