Person
Despeissis, Jean Marie Adrian (1860 - 1927)
- Born
- 29 December 1860
Mapou, Mauritius - Died
- 2 May 1927
Wyndham, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Agricultural expert and Viticulturist
Summary
Jean Despeissis became consulting viticulturist and inspector of agriculture for the New South Wales government in 1890 and then in 1894 helped establish the WA Bureau of Agriculture. He remained in WA and was commissioner of tropical agriculture for the north-west 1910-1912.
Archival resources
Private hands (d'Espeissis, J.L.)
- Jean Marie Adrian Despeissis - Records, 1860 - 1927; Private hands (d'Espeissis, J.L.). 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
- Maskell, P. E., 'Despeissis, Jean Marie Adrian (1860-1927)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 292-293. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080312b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Despeissis, Jean Marie Adrian, 'Chemical Aspect of Wine-Making', The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, 1 (1890), 253-268. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539730. Details
- 'Despeissis, Jean Marie Adrian (18601228-19270502)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467590. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 28 February 2018
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