Biographical entry Topp, Charles Alfred (1847 - 1932)
- Born
- 22 March 1847
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England - Died
- 13 July 1932
Malvern, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Naturalist and Educator
Summary
Charles Alfred Topp was Head of the Teacher Training College, Melbourne 1889-90 and chairman of the Board of Public Health, Melbourne 1890-94. He also wrote several papers on natural history subjects.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- H. Parkes - Records, A925; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gill, Peter, 'Topp, Charles Alfred (1847-1932)', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 289-290. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060309b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Topp, Charles Alfred', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468154. Details
See also
- Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000172. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 August 2006
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