Person

Kernot, Wilfred Noyce (1868 - 1945)

Born
18 July 1868
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died
17 May 1945
Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Engineer

Summary

Wilfred Kernot was lecturer from 1891 and later head of the Department of Engineering at the Working Men's College, Melbourne. In 1911 he joined the Department of Engineering, University of Melbourne and was Associate Professor and later Professor from 1923-1936.

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Chronology

1891 - 1898
Career position - Lecturer in Applied Mechanics, Working Men's College, Melbourne
1894
Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne
1898 - 1911
Career position - Head, Engineering Department, Working Men's College, Melbourne
1905
Career event - Member, Victorian Institute of Electrical Engineers
1911 - 1923
Career position - Engineering School, University of Melbourne
1917
Career event - President, Electrical Association of Australia (Victorian Section)
1917
Career event - Vice-President, Electrical Association of Australia
1918
Education - Master of Mechanical Engineering (MMechEng), University of Melbourne
1919 - 1920
Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
29 Apr 1919
Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
1920 -
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1923 - 1932
Career position - Associate Professor, Engineering, University of Melbourne
1932 - 1936
Career position - Professor, Engineering, University of Melbourne
1945
Life event - Buried, Boroondara Cemetery, Victoria

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Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • John Monash - Records, 1876 - 1934, MS 1884; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

  • Wilfred Noyce Kernot - Records, 1890 - 1945; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Conference Papers

  • Ferguson, Jim, 'The Kernot engineers', in Engineering Heritage Victoria, Speakers Programme (2003).. Details

Journal Articles

  • East, L. R. (editor), 'One hundred years of engineering in Victoria.', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 6 (10) (1934), 353-420. 'Engineering Education in Victoria' pp.356-358. Details
  • Kernot, Wilfred N., 'Electro-Technical Education', Proceedings of the Electrical Association of Australia, Victorian Section, 1915-1916 (1917), 12-26. Details
  • Kernot, Wilfred N., 'Presidential address', Proceedings of the Electrical Association of Australia, Victorian Section, 1916-17 (1918), 1-19. Details
  • Kernot, Wilfred N., 'Some Engineering Aspects of the Melbourne Tornado of 2nd February, 1918', Proceedings of the Electrical Association of Australia, Victorian Section, 1917-1918 (1920), 122-137. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

McCarthy, G.J.

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