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.
Details
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
Related entries
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), palaeontologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), p. 364. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dun-william-sutherland-6040. 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
- Dun, W. S., 'Presidential address', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 53 (1919), 1-28. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8018983. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/94978019. Details
- 'Dun, William Sutherland (18680701-19341007)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1306488. Details
See also
- Noble, R. J., 'Presidential address', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 69 (1936), 1-34. Details
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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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