Person

Francis, George

Occupation
Assayer and Chemist

Summary

George Francis was an analytical chemist and Fellow of the Chemical Society who, after arriving in South Australia in 1850, was engaged in various enterprises including mineral exploration and food production. In the late 1870s he was engaged by the colonial Government to investigate the poisoning of sheep around Lake Alexandrina. He determined the cause to be toxic blue-green algal blooms. Francis continued his investigations into South Australia's water supply into the 1880s.

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Chronology

1850
Life event - Settled in South Australia

Published resources

Books

  • Francis, G., Short instructions for rearing silkworms (in small quantities), in private families (Adelaide: W. C. Sims, Steam Printer, 1870), 8 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Codd, Geoffrey A.; Morton, Hayley and Baker, Peter D., 'George Francis: a pioneer in the investigation of the quality of South Australia's drinking water sources (1878-1883)', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 139 (2) (2015), 164-70. Details

See also

  • Jolley, Bridget, 'This "sluggish contented insect": eggs by the millions and teeming caterpillars − the rise and tumble of the silkworm industry in South Australia', Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia, 47 (2019), 49-67. Details

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Created: 12 February 2019

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