Person
Sutherland, George (1855 - 1905)
- Born
- 1 October 1855
Dumbarton, Scotland - Died
- 1 December 1905
Kew, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Inventor and Journalist
Summary
George Sutherland was engaged from 1880, in what he described as 'technological journalism', beginning with descriptions of promising inventions. His daughter, Margaret, became a prominent Australian composer, his brother William, was a leading chemist, and his brother Alexander was a leading writer.
Details
Born Dumbarton, Scotland, 1 October 1855. Died Kew, Victoria, 1 December 1905. Educated University of Melbourne (BA 1877, MA 1879). Junior teacher, private secondary schools; humanities teacher, Carlton College; journalist, South Australian Register 1881-1901; editorial staff, Melbourne Age 1902-05. Wrote a number of books, including History of Australia from 1606 to 1876 (1879, with his brother Alexander, q.v.) and Twentieth Century Inventions. A Forecast (1901), which included his own patented and successful photographic engraving process, rapid-printing newspapers portraits process and ore concentrators, as well as a discussion of inventions in other fields.
Chronology
- 1878
- Career event - Published: "The history of Australia from 1606 to 1876" with his brother Alexander Sutherland
Related entries
Sibling
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- George Sutherland - Records, 1855 - 1905; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details
Book Sections
- Mellor, Suzanne G., 'Sutherland, George (1855-1905), journalist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), p. 223. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060241b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Sutherland, George, 'Wet Treatment for Copper and Gold in Australia', Report of the fifth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 5 (1894), 316, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15362512. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5544961. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/5314949. Details
- 'Sutherland, George (1855-1905)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-576809. Details
Gavan McCarthy
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 16 October 2024
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