Person
Hamilton, Alexander Greenlaw (1852 - 1941)
- Born
- 14 April 1852
Bailieborough, Cavan, Ireland - Died
- 21 October 1941
Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Naturalist
Summary
Alexander Hamilton, a schoolteacher, devoted much of his time to natural history, was associated with various scientific societies and wrote widely on Australian flora and fauna. From 1907 he was a lecturer in Nature Study at the Teachers' College, Sydney.
Details
Chronology
- 1892
- Award - Royal Society of New South Wales Medal
- 1906 - 1925?
- Career position - Member of Council. Linnean Society of New South Wales
- 1915 - 1917
- Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton - Records, 1878 - 1941, Uncatalogued MSS SET 482; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- J. D. Cox - Records, 1898 - 1906, B1174; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Linnean Society of New South Wales - Records, 1826 - 1970, ML MSS 2009; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gilbert, L. A., 'Hamilton, Alexander Greenlaw (1852-1941), schoolteacher and naturalist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 173-174. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090166b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- E. C. A. [ie Ernest C. Andrews], 'Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, 1852-1941 (Memorial series, no. 10)', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 69 (3/4) (1944), 176-184. Details
- Fletcher, J. J. and Hamilton, A. G., ' Notes on Australian land-planarians, with descriptions of new species', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, series 2, 2 (2) (1887), 349-74. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21514592. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/294998420. Details
- 'Hamilton, Alexander Greenlaw (1852-1941)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466530. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018
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