Person

Weatherburn, Alan Keith (1911 - )

Born: 1911

Summary

Alan Weatherburn wrote an account of exploration of the Jervis bay, Shoalhaven and Illawarra districts 1797-1812, which includes the work of George William Evans, who was Weatherburn's great-grandfather. He also wrote two biographies of Evans.

Parent

Weatherburn, Charles Ernest (1884 - 1974)

Related People

Evans, George William (1780 - 1852)
George Evans was the grandfather of Alan Weatherburn

Published resources

Book Sections

Weatherburn, A. K., 'Evans, George William (1780-1852), surveyor and explorer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 359-360. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010343b.htm. Details
Weatherburn, A. K., 'Weatherburn, Charles Ernest (1884-1974), mathematician' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), p. 422. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120466b.htm. Details

Resources

'Weatherburn, A K (1911-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-610278. Details

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