Biographical entry Hill, James Peter (1873 - 1954)

Summary

James Peter Hill was a demonstrator in biology and lecturer in embryology at the University of Sydney 1892-1906, and sometime Professor of Zoology at University College, London. He specialised in research into monotremes and marsupials.

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• James Peter Hill - Records, 1896 - 1945, MS 55; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

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

• Baldwin Spencer - Records, 1880 - 1929, ML MSS 29; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Cleland, K. W., 'Hill, James Peter (1873-1954), Embryologist', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, p. 296. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090301b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Hill, Professor James Peter - Ms 55', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms055.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Hill, J P', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-562439. Details