Research Dataset

Australian Scientists in History (1985 - )

From: 1985
Functions: History and Philosophy of Science
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Location: eScholarship Research Centre Level 2, Thomas Cherry Building The University of Melbourne Parkville, VIC 3010

Summary

This dataset is the outcome of research that began in 1985 and is ongoing. It encompasses the biographical and professional profiles of scientists who worked in the fields of science and technology in Australia, between the mid-19th century and current day.

Data collected on the scientists includes: name and alternative names; date and place of birth and death, if known; occupations or fields of specialisation; a summary note outlining their life and work; a timeline of career positions; reference to related people, organisations and archival holdings; and a list of relevant published resources.

The data was structured to comply with ISAAR (CPF) guidelines.

isManagedBy

eScholarship Research Centre, The University of Melbourne (2007 - 2020)

isPartOf

Encyclopedia of Australian Science (2010 - 2019)

Published resources

Resources

'Australian Scientists in History (1985-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1480353. Details

Rebecca Rigby

Created: 21 September 2011, Last modified: 31 October 2011

EOAS ID: biogs/P004858b.htm

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The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation uses the Online Heritage Resource Manager (OHRM), a relational data curation and web publication system developed by the eScholarship Research Centre and its predecessors at the University of Melbourne 1999-2020. The OHRM has been maintained by Gavan McCarthy since 2020.

Cite this page: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004858b.htm

"... the rengitj, as a visible mark or imprint on the land, is characterised as a place of origin, the repository of all names, as well as a kind of mapped visual expression of the connection between people and places which is to be carried out in the temporal sequence of the journey." Fanca Tamisari (1998) 'Body, Vision and Movement: In the footprints of the ancestors'. Oceania 68(4) p260