Person
Harris, William John (1886 - 1957)
- Born
- 10 December 1886
Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 26 June 1957
Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist and Teacher
Summary
William Harris joined the Victorian Education Department in 1902 and was headmaster at Echuca High School 1923-1942 and Warrigal High School 1943-1952. He published many scientific papers on Victoria's regional geology and became a world authority on graptolites.
Archival resources
Private hands (Harris, C.W.)
- William John Harris - Records, 1888 - 1957; Private hands (Harris, C.W.). Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Darragh, Thomas A., 'Harris, William John (1886 - 1957), school principal and palaeontologist' in Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980, Christopher Cunneen, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2005), p. 394. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/harris-william-john-12964. Details
Journal Articles
- Harris, Clive, 'W.J. Harris: Teacher, Scholar and Gentleman', Victorian Historical Journal, 69 (1) (1998), 40-43. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24250391. Details
- 'Harris, William John (1886-1957)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465818. Details
See also
- Hills, E. S., 'David Evan Thomas (1902-1978)', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (2) (1981), 90-96. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9810520090. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 28 February 2018
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