Person

Daily, Brian (1931 - 1986)

Born
1 April 1931
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died
6 March 1986
Marion, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Geologist and Palaeographer

Summary

Brian Daily was Lecturer in Geology, University of Adelaide 1961-1986.

The Brian Daily Prize, named in his honour, is awarded annually by the University of Adelaide to the student who produces the best structural geology map during a field camp, with the aim of improving the geological field mapping ability of undergraduate students.

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Chronology

1961 - 1986
Career position - Lecturer in Geology, University of Adelaide
1966
Career Position - President, Royal Society of South Australia

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Archival resources

Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide

  • Brian Daily - Records, 1951 - 1985, MSS 0010; Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide. Details

Published resources

Resources

See also

  • Cooper, John, Records and Reminiscences: Geosciences at the University of Adelaide 1875-2000 (Adelaide: University of Adelaide, Department of Geology and Geophysics, 2000), 254 pp. Details

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