Person
Stephen, George Milner (1812 - 1894)
- Born
- 18 December 1812
Wells, Somerset, England - Died
- 16 January 1894
Brunswick, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist and Faith-healer
Summary
George Stephen had a colourful public career at law in Van Diemens Land, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. As an amateur geologist he was interested in the precious metals and gems of Australia. Later in life he was interested in spiritualism.
Archival resources
Archives Office of Tasmania
- George Milner Stephen - Records; Archives Office of Tasmania. Details
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- George Milner Stephen - Records, 1840 - 1890; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- 'Stephen, George Milner (1812-1894), public servant, geologist, barrister and faith-healer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 472-474. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stephen-george-milner-1294. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5542503. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93987814. Details
- 'Stephen, George Milner (18121218-18940116)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1171962. Details
See also
- Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/index_s.html. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018
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