Bryan, Walter Heywood (1891 - 1966)

Summary

Walter Bryan was Field Assistant at the Geological Survey of Queensland and served with the Australian Imperial Forces during WWI before joining the University of Queensland as Lecturer in Geology in 1921. He was Professor of Geology and Mineralogy from 1947 to 1959. In his research he made significant contributions to understanding the stratigraphy and geological evolution of Queensland and marine geology. He established the first seismological research station in Queensland in 1937 following the Gayndah earthquake, leading efforts to utilise seismological stations for hazard mitigation. Bryan was actively involved in professional organisations, serving as President of the Royal Society of Queensland and the Geology Section if Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, and Chairman of the Queensland Division of the Geological Society of Australia. He was also Deputy Chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Committee, a member of the Queensland State Camouflage Committee, and a Fellow of the Australian National Research Council.

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Chronology

1914

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Queensland

1914 - 1915

Career position - Field Assistant, Queensland Geological Survey 1914-15

1915 - 1919

Military service - First World War, Lieutenant, Australian Imperial Forces

1918

Award - Military Cross, Trench Mortar Battalion

1921 -

Career position - Lecturer in Geology, University of Queensland

1924

Career event - Elected Associate Member (Geology), Australian National Research Council

1924

Career position - President, Royal Society of Queensland 1924

1926

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Queensland

1932

Career event - Elected Member (Geology), Australian National Research Council

1937 -

Career position - Officer in charge, Queensland Seismological Station

1937

Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)

1945

Career position - Acting Professor of Geology, University of Queensland

1946

Career position - President, Geology Section, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science

1946 - 1947

Career position - Associate Professor of Geology, University of Queensland

1947 - 1959

Career position - Professor of Geology, University of Queensland

1952 - 1966

Career position - Foundation Member, Geological Society of Australia

1960 - 1966

Career position - Professor Emeritus, University of Queensland

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Published resources

Journal Articles

• 'Walter Heywood Bryan', Queensland Naturalist, 18 (1/2) (1966), 34-35. Details
• Bryan, Scott; Bryan, Robert; and Wood, Margaret, 'Professor Walter Heywood Bryan MC: Queensland's pioneering geologist', Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group, 45 (2018), 23-4. Details
• Bryan, W. H., 'H. C. Richards Memorial Address', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, lix (5) (1947), 141-150. Details
• Bryan, W. H., 'Obituary: Professor H. C. Richards', Australian Journal of Science, 10 (1) (1947), 13-14. Details
• Denmead, W. H., 'Obituary: Walter Heywood Bryan', Queensland Government mining journal, 67 (1966), 100. Details
• Hill, Dorothy, 'Memorial: Walter Heywood Bryan, M.C., D.Sc 1891-1966', Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, 13 (2) (1966), 613-618. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21608013. Details
• CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Bryan W H', 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=3133431. Details
• 'Bryan, W H (1891-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-565378. Details