Biographical entry Thomson, Alexander Morrison (1841 - 1871)

Summary

Alexander Morrison Thomson was Reader in Geology and Mineralogy, University of Sydney from 1866 and the inaugural Professor of Geology in 1869.

Archival resources

Fisher Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney

• Alexander Morrison Thomson - Records, 1867 - 1869; Fisher Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Clarke Family Papers - Records, 1789 - 1879, ML MSS 139; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

University of Sydney, Archives

• Alexander Morrison Thomson - Records, 1866 - 1871; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Hoare, Michael, 'Thomson, Alexander Morrison', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, p. 268. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060288b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• Early Chemists of Sydney, 2006, http://members.optusnet.com.au/jph8524/McKern.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Thomson, Alexander Morrison', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468310. Details