Person

Harris, Bertrand John (1925 - 1974)

Born
2 March 1925
Patcham, Sussex, England
Died
23 December 1974
Kalamunda, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation
Astronomer

Summary

Bertrand Harris was Assistant Government Astronomer in Western Australia from 1957 and Government Astronomer from 1963 and was responsible for the transfer of the Perth Observatory from Mt Eliza to Bickley in the Darling Range during the 1960s.

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Chronology

1943 - c. 1946
Military service - World War 2. Leading Seaman, Royal Navy
1946 - 1955
Career position - Clerk / Scientific Assistant, Royal Greenwich Observatory, London
1952
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of London
1956 - 1957
Career position - Experimental Officer, Royal Greenwich Observatory, London
1957
Life event - Moved to Perth, to take up the post as Assistant Astronomer, Perth Observatory
1957 - 1961
Career position - Assistant Astronomer, Perth Observatory
1961 - 1963
Career position - Acting Government Astronomer, Perth Observatory
1963 - c. 1974
Career position - National Member, International Astronomy Union [elected by ANZAAS at Canberra meeting]
1963 - 1974
Career position - Government Astronomer, Western Australia

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Archival resources

Perth Observatory

  • Bertrand John Harris - Records, 1957 - 1975; Perth Observatory. Details

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Book Sections

  • Spurling, Muriel; Jennings, P.J., 'Harris, Bertrand John (1925-1974), Astronomer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1996), pp. 329-393. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140447b.htm. Details

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See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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