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Skeats, Ernest Willington (1875 - 1953)

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Born
1 November 1875
Berais Town, Hampshire, England
Died
20 January 1953
Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Geologist and University Administrator

Summary

Ernest Skeats was Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Melbourne 1904-1941, and published widely in the field but with emphasis on petrology and stratigraphy. President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1910-1911.

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Portrait of Skeats by Max Meldrum at the University of Melbourne.

Chronology

1897 -
Career position - Demonstrator in Geology, Royal College of Science
1899
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of London
1899 - 1953
Career position - Member, Geologists' Association
1902
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London
1904 - 1941
Career position - Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Melbourne
1906 - 1953
Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of Victoria
1909
Career position - President, Section C (Geology and Mineralogy), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
1910 - 1911
Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria
1910 - 1915
Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
1914
Career position - Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section C (Geology), British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting
1919 -
Career position - Foundation Councillor (Geology), Australian National Research Council
1922 - 1924
Career position - President, Professorial Board, University of Melbourne
1924 - 1925
Career position - President, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1929
Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
1929 - 1953
Career position - Trustee, Royal Society of Victoria
1937
Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)
1937
Award - Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
1941 - 1953
Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
1952 - 1953
Award - Honorary Member, Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Ernest Willington Skeats - Records, 1953, MS 041; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies

  • Ernest Willington Skeats - Records, 1925 - 1950; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies. Details

University of Melbourne Museum of Art

  • Ernest Willington Skeats - Records, 1941, 0000.44; University of Melbourne Museum of Art. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Books

  • Skeats, E. W., Some Founders of Australian Geology (Sydney: 1934). Details

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Journal Articles

  • Edwards, A. B., 'Obituary: Ernest Willington Skeats', Australian Journal of Science, 15 (4) (1953), 127-128. Details
  • Hills, E. S., 'Ernest Willington Skeats', Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 66 (1-2) (1955), 164-65. Details
  • Skeats, Ernest W., 'Obituary: Sir Colin Fraser', Australian Journal of Science, 6 (6) (1944), 176. Details
  • Skeats, Ernest Willington; and Summers, H. S., 'The petrological and experimental aspects of the main road problem in Victoria (Lecture & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XII (1912), 232-240. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24524. Details

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