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Biographical entry Gibson, Alexander James (1876 - 1960)
- Born
- 18 December 1876
London, England - Died
- 2 December 1960
Cammeray, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
Alexander James Gibson was Assistant Lecturer in Engineering, Building and Design at the University of Sydney from 1903. In 1910 he was appointed foundation Professor of Engineering at the University of Queensland. In the 1920s he moved into private practice as a consulting engineer.
Archival resources
Charles Sturt University Regional Archives
- John Allan Gibson - Records, 1927 - 1976, RW 12; Charles Sturt University Regional Archives. Details
National Archives of Australia, National Office
- Alexander James Gibson - Records, MP 1044/1; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details
Published resources
Books
- Gregory, Helen, Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940, University of Queensland Library, St Lucia, 1987, 180 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Antill, J. M., 'Gibson, Alexander James (1876-1960)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, p. 651. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080664b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Schedvin, C. B., 'Environment, Economy and Australian Biology 1890-1939', Historical Studies, vol. 21, 1984, pp. 11-28. Details
Online Resources
- 'Gibson, Alexander James', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464304. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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