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.

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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

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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

Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn

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