Biographical entry Briggs, Edward Alfred (1890 - 1969)

Summary

Edward Alfred Briggs was a Zoologist at the Australian Museum from 1912 to 1918 and later Reader in Zoology at the University of Sydney (1945-1955).

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Events

1912 - 1918

Career position - Zoologist at the Australian Museum

1916 - 1932

Career position - Lecturer in Zoology at the Sydney Technical College

1924 - 1927

Career position - Leader of New Guinea expeditions

1928 - 1932

Career position - Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14. Scientific reports editor

1933 - 1935

Career position - Lecturer in Zoology at the University of Sydney

1945 - 1955

Career position - Reader in Zoology at the University of Sydney

Archival resources

University of Sydney, Archives

• Edward Alfred Briggs - Records, 1924 - 1926, P 36; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Whitley, G. P., 'Dr. E.A. Briggs, 1890-1969', Australian Zoologist, vol. 15, no. 2, 1969, p. 224. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Briggs, E A', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-562252. Details

See also

• Sprent, J. F. A., 'Ronald Harry Wharton 1923-83', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 6, no. 2, 1985, pp. 293-301. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9850620293.htm. Details