Biographical entry Stillwell, Frank Leslie (1888 - 1963)
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Stillwell, Frank Leslie Portrait
Details
- Born
- 27 June 1888
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 8 February 1963
Richmond, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist and Antarctic explorer
Summary
Frank Stillwell was a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914 and Officer-in-Charge of the Mineragraphic Section of the CSIR/O 1927-1953. He was President, Royal Society of Victoria 1953-1954. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1954.
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Frank Leslie Stillwell - Records, 1911 - 1961, MS 40; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Wilcock, Arthur A., 'Stilwell, Frank Leslie (1888-1963), Geologist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 94-95. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120110b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: F.L. Stillwell', Proceedings of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 206, 1963, pp. 1-2. Details
- Hills, E. S., 'Frank Leslie Stillwell', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 1, no. 1, 1966, pp. 58-66. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9660110058.htm. Details
- Stillwell, F. L., 'Obituary: Austin Burton Edwards', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 23, no. 8, 1961, p. 260. Details
Online Resources
- 'Stillwell, Frank Leslie - Ms 40', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms040.html. Details
- Hills, E. S., 'Frank Leslie Stillwell 1888-1963', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/stillwell.html. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Stillwell, Frank Leslie', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1470737. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000797. Details
- Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000797. Details
Digital resources
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 June 2010
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