Person
Nicholls, George Edward (1878 - 1953)
- Born
- 1878
Brighton, Sussex, England - Died
- 3 Aug 1953
Gooseberry Hill, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Biologist
Summary
George Nicholls was Professor of Biology at the University of Western Australia from 1921 to 1947.
Details
Educated Royal College of Science (BSc) and University of London (DSc). Scientific Assistant, University of London, Lecturer, King's College and King's College for Women, London.
Chronology
- 1897
- Award - Scholarship, Royal College of Science
- c. 1906
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(hons)), Royal College of Science
- c. 1911
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), King's College, London
- 1911 - c. 1914
- Career position - Professor of Biology, Agra College, India
- 1914
- Career event - Member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science visit to Australia
- 1914 - 1920
- Career position - Lecturer, King's College, London
- 1921 - 1947
- Career position - Professor of Biology, University of Western Australia
- 1922
- Career event - Elected Member (Zoology), Australian National Research Council
- 1922 - 1947
- Career position - Original member, Western Australian committee, CSIR
- 1937
- Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)
- 1947
- Life event - Retired
Related entries
Children
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Waring, H., 'Obituary: George Edward Nicholls', Australian Journal of Science, 16 (2) (1953), 56-57. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21389041. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/309680355. Details
- 'Nicholls, George Edward', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476777. Details
See also
- Main, A. R., 'Horace Waring, 1910-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (2) (1981), 116-121. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9810520116. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 4 September 2024