Person
Thomson, Alexander Morrison (1841 - 1871)
- Born
- 4 February 1841
London, England - Died
- 16 November 1871
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist and Chemist
Summary
Alexander Thomson was Reader in Geology and Mineralogy, University of Sydney from 1866 and the inaugural Professor of Geology in 1869.
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Colleague
Archival resources
Fisher Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney
- Alexander Morrison Thomson - Records, 1867 - 1869; Fisher Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney. Details
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Clarke Family Papers - Records, 1789 - 1879, ML MSS 139; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
University of Sydney, Archives
- Alexander Morrison Thomson - Records, 1866 - 1871; University of Sydney, Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Hoare, Michael, 'Thomson, Alexander Morrison (1841-1871), geologist and chemist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), p. 268. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thomson-alexander-morrison-4715. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535318. Details
- Early Chemists of Sydney, 2006, http://members.optusnet.com.au/jph8524/McKern.htm. Details
- 'Thomson, Alexander Morrison (1841-1871)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468310. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 February 2018
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