Person

Dun, William Sutherland (1868 - 1934)

Born
1 July 1868
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Died
7 October 1934
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Palaeontologist

Summary

William Dun was palaeontologist and librarian for the Geological Survey of New South Wales from 1899 for over 30 years. He also lectured at the University of Sydney from 1902 to 1934 and was honorary palaeontologist to the Australian Museum. William Dun had a sizable publication record and was a long-term councillor and one-time president of the Linnean Society of New south Wales. It was widely acknowledged that Dun was an authority on the Australian fossil fauna, particularly on the identify and stratigraphic range of fossils. He was particularly interested in bivalves and Brachiopoda.

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Chronology

1890
Career position - Probationer on the Geological Survey of New South Wales
1891 - 1898
Career position - Assistant on the Geological Survey of New South Wales
1892
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1897
Career position - Substitute Lecturer in Palaeontology, University of Sydney
1899 - 1933
Career position - Palaeontologist and Librarian on the Geological Survey of New South Wales
1902 - 1934
Career position - Lecturer in Palaeontology, University of Sydney
1913 - 1915
Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales
1918
Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales
1922 - 1934
Career event - Elected Associate Member (Geology), Australian National Research Council
1932
Award - Corresponding member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

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Published resources

Books

  • Etheridge, R., A monograph of the carboniferous and Permo-carboniferous invertebrata of New South Wales, 2 vols (Sydney: N.S.W. Department of Mines, 1891-1910). Details
  • Etheridge, R., A monograph of the Cretaceous invertebrate fauna of New South Wales (Sydney: N.S.W. Department of Mines and Agriculture, 1902), 98 pp. Details

Book Sections

  • Branagan, D. F.; Vallance, T. G., 'Dun, William Sutherland (1868-1934)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), p. 364. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080388b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • A., C. [ie Anderson, Charles], 'Obituary: William Sutherland Dun', Australian Museum Magazine, 5 (9) (1935), 304. Details
  • Dun, W. S., 'Presidential address', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 53 (1919), 1-28. Details

Resources

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