Person

Baker, George (1908 - 1975)

Born
10 October 1908
Coventry, England
Died
29 August 1975
Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Geologist

Summary

George Baker was a Senior Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO where his main interest in geology was the research into australites. His work in this field brought him considerable international recognition. Baker's collection of over 2,5000 Victorian tektites was bequeathed to the National Museum of Victoria.

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Born Coventry, England, 10 October 1908. Died Mount Eliza, Victoria, 29 August 1975. MSc, DSc 1956. Junior assistant, Geology School, University of Melbourne from 1925; worked at the University of Melbourne till 1968, although an employee of CSIRO from 1948; Honorary Associate in Mineralogy, National Museum of Victoria. Syme Prize (shared) 1944, first recipient of Royal Society of Victoria's Research Medal 1959. Commissioner for Australia of the International Committee on Meteorites.

Chronology

1925 -
Career position - Junior assistant, Geology School, University of Melbourne
1925
Life event - Migrated to Australia
1944
Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne
1952 - 1975
Career position - Foundation Member, Geological Society of Australia
1956
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
1959
Award - Inaugural recipient of the Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research
1967
Award - Nuffield Special Study Grant, British Museum
1968
Life event - Retired as Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Mineralogy

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Archival resources

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

  • George Baker - Records, 1926 - 1975, MS 9941; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Royal Society of Victoria Research Medal : Dr. George Baker', Nature, 191 (1961), 1247. https://doi.ogr/10.1038/1911247c0. Details
  • Baker, G., 'Obituary of Dr Isabel Clifton Cookson (1893 - 1973)', Reviews in paleobotany and palynology, 16 (1973), 133-5. Details
  • Gill, E. D., 'Memorial to George Baker October 10, 1908 - August 29, 1975', American mineralogist, 61 (1976), 519-22. Details

Resources

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