Person

Rathgeber, Henri Daniel (1908 - 1995)

Born: 11 June 1908
Paris, France
Died: 20 June 1995
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Physicist

Summary

Henri Rathgeber was a senior lecturer in physics at the University of Sydney from 1953-1965 and Reader in Physics 1965-1973. He was educated at Tech. Hochschule Stuttgart (DIng) in Germany. His principal area of research was cosmic rays, but he also became known for his contributions to entropy in relation to employment and economics.

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Chronology

1934: Education - Completed undergraduate degree at the Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart, Germany
1938: Education - Completed doctorate in physics at the Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart, Germany
1939 - 1940: Career position - Physicist at Pyrox Pty Ltd in Melbourne
1940 - 1946: Career position - Research physicist (part time), Optical Munitions Panel
1946 - 1951: Career position - Research Fellow in Physics, University of Melbourne
1952: Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), Univerfsity of Melbourne
1953 - 1965: Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Sydney
1965 - 1973: Career position - Reader in Physics, University of Sydney
1973: Life event - Retired

Related Awards

David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne (1904 - )
Awarded the Prize (jointly) 1952

Related Corporate Bodies

Optical Munitions Panel (1940 - 1945)
Associated with the Panel, 1940 - 1945, through his work as a researcher in optics at the University of Melbourne [under Professor Thomas Laby]
The University of Sydney (1850 - )
Reader in Physics 1965 - 1973

Published resources

Journal Articles

Humble, John; Dildig, Marc, '100 years of cosmic rays - an Australian perspective: part 2, Tasmania', Australian Physics, 50 (6) (2013), 195-9. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5715413. Details
'Rathgeber, Henri Daniel (1908-1995)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473810. Details

Resource Sections

'Rathgeber, Henri Daniel', 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/P001788p.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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