Person

Joseph, Robert Ellis (c. 1845 - 1902)

Born: c. 1845
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Died: 23 April 1902
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Electrical engineer and Engineer

Summary

Robert Joseph was an assistant to Professor Kernot at the University of Melbourne, before joining the Victorian Corps of Engineers (1877-1899). He became an expert in submarine mining and was later appointed managing Director of the Australian Electric Light Co.

Details

Chronology

1877 - 1879: Career position - Lieutenant in the Victorian Corps of Engineers
1889 - ?: Career position - Major with the Victorian Corps of Engineers
1899: Life event - Retired as Lieutenant-colonel from the Victorian Corps of Engineers

Published resources

Resources

'Joseph, R E (1845-1902)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-483138. Details

Resource Sections

'Joseph, Robert E.', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001712p.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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