Person
Spigl, Hyman Solomon (1911 - 1962)
- Born
- 1911
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 20 August 1962
Mount Lawley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Astronomer and Surveyor
Summary
Hyman Spigl was Government Astronomer in Western Australia 1940-1962 and was responsible for the upgrading of the functions of the Perth Observatory.
Earlier he was a surveyor in the Department of Lands and Surveys, and in 1935 he was second- in-command of a geodetic survey party that demarcated a section of the border between Western Australia and the Northern Territory in the Kimberleys. [Hugh Carey Barclay (1905 - 1997) was the surveyor in charge of the border surveys, in 1935, 1936, 1937.]
Details
Chronology
- 1929
- Career event - Cadet surveyor, Lands and Surveys Department, Western Australia
- 1939
- Education - Bachelor of Surveying (BSurv 1st.Hons), University of Western Australia
- 1940 - 1962
- Career position - Government Astronomer, Western Australia
Related entries
Archival resources
Perth Observatory
- Hyman Solomon Spigl - Records, 1940 - 1962; Perth Observatory. Details
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- 'Government Astronomer. Appointment of Mr. H.S. Spigl.', The West Australian (1940), 8, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46375456. Details
Resources
- 'Spigl, Hyman Solomon (-1962)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473229. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 27 March 2024
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