Person

Fairbridge, Rhodes Whitmore (1914 - 2006)

Born: 21 May 1914
Pinjarra, Western Australia, Australia
Died: 8 November 2006
Amagansett, New York, United States of America
Occupation: Geologist

Summary

Rhodes Fairbridge, who grew up in Pinjarra, Western Australia, was Professor of Geology, Columbia University, New York from 1955, later becoming Professor Emeritus of Geology. Although he has done most of his work overseas he has written on Australian stratigraphy.

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

Rhodes Whitmore Fairbridge - Records, 1920 - 1970, DeB 504; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

Playford, Phillip E., 'Rhodes Whitmore Fairbridge 1914-2006: world-renowned Australian geologist', PESA News, 86 (2007), 1-3. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7321011. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/39376704. Details
'Fairbridge, Rhodes W (1914-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-466973. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018

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