Person

Quayle, Edwin Thomas (1862 - 1955)

Born
1862
Amphitheatre, near Avoca, Victoria, Australia
Died
21 October 1955
Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Meteorologist

Summary

Edwin Quayle worked for the Melbourne Observatory, 1890-1908, and the Meteorological Bureau, Commonwealth of Australia, 1908-1924. He publishing on long-range forecasting and investigating the climate relationships later known as the Southern Oscillation Index.

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Chronology

1890 - 1908
Career position - Worked at the Melbourne Observatory
1891
Education - Bachelor of Arts, (BA), University of Melbourne
1 Jan 1908
Career event - Transferred to the Public Service, Commonwealth of Australia, from Public Service, Victoria
1908 - 1924
Career position - Meteorologist, Meteorological Branch/Bureau, Commonwealth of Australia
1913
Career event - Book published: Climate and Weather of Australia, co-authored with T.G. Taylor, and H.A. Hunt
1920
Career event - Member, Royal Society of Victoria
1923
Career event - Elected Associate Member (Meteorology), Australian National Research Council

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Books

  • Hunt, H. A., Taylor, Griffith and Quayle, E. T., Climate and weather of Australia (Melbourne: Government Printer, 1913), 93 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Mr E. T. Quayle B.A.', Australian Meteorological Magazine, 12 (1956), 84-5. Details
  • Linforth, Don, 'Edwin Thomas Quayle - Bureau Research Pioneer', Weather News, 315 (April 1997) (1997), 28-29. Details
  • Whitaker, Richard, 'Quayle and the 'inland lakes' controversy', Weather News, 319 (August 1998) (1998), 38-39. Details

Resources

See also

Helen Morgan; Ken McInnes

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