Person
Lewis, Arndell Neil (1897 - 1943)
MC
- Born
- 23 November 1897
Symmons Plains, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 27 December 1943
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist and Lawyer
Summary
Arndell Lewis graduated from the University of Tasmania. He practised as a lawyer but was interested in geology and was a Lecturer (and sometime Acting Professor) in Geology at the University of Tasmania 1926-1931. Lewis made a substantial contribution to the geology of Tasmania, publishing numerous papers in the Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. His book The geology of the Hobart district was published posthumously in 1946. He was active in the Royal Society of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club, and a long-term Trustee of the Tasmanian Museum, Art Gallery and Botanic Gardens.
Details
Chronology
- 1913
- Career position - Member of Committee, Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club
- 1916 - 1919
- Military service - First World War. Lieutenant, Australian Imperial Forces
- 1918
- Award - Military Cross (MC)
- 1919 - 1943
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Tasmania
- 1922
- Career event - Admitted to the Tasmanian bar to practice as a solicitor
- 1922
- Education - LLB, University of Tasmania
- 1925
- Education - LLM, University of Tasmania
- 1925
- Career position - Acting Professor of Geology, University of Tasmania
- 1925 - 1940
- Career position - Trustee, Tasmanian Museum, Art Gallery and Botanic Gardens
- 1925 - 1940
- Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of Tasmania
- 1926 - 1931
- Career position - Lecturer in Geology, University of Tasmania
- 1930
- Career position - Acting Professor of Geology, University of Tasmania
- 1930
- Education - LLD, University of Tasmania
- 1932 - 1934
- Career position - Member for Denison, House of Assembly, Tasmanian Parliament
- 1935
- Award - Royal Society of Tasmania Medal
- 1937 - 1941
- Career position - Member for Denison, House of Assembly, Tasmanian Parliament
Related entries
Archival resources
University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection
- Arndell Neil Lewis - Records, 1937, L.2; University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gregg, D. R., 'Lewis, Arndell Neil (1897-1943), lawyer, geologist and politician' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 85-86. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100081b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Crowther, W.L., 'Obituary: Arndell Neil Lewis, MC, LLD', Australian Journal of Science, 6 (4) (1944), 121-122. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15996126. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/65442850. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Lewis Arndell Neil', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=8202278. Details
- 'Lewis, A N (1897-1943)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-498677. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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