Biographical entry Kidson, Edward (1882 - 1939)
- Born
- 12 March 1882
England - Died
- 12 June 1939
- Occupation
- Meteorologist
Summary
Edward Kidson was Meteorologist for the Commonwealth Meteorological Service 1921-27 and Director of the Research Division 1923-27. He then became Director of the New Zealand Meteorological Service 1927-39.
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Published resources
Books
- Kidson, Isabel M., Edward Kidson, OBE (Mil.), MA, DSc, F.Inst.P., FRSN.Z. Late Director of Meteorological Services in New Zealand, Whitcombe & Tombs, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1941, 144 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: Dr. Edward Kidson', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 12, no. 1, 1939, pp. 18-19. Details
Online Resources
- 'Kidson, Edward', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000541p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Kidson, Edward', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-545168. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P000541. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 10 September 2004
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