Biographical entry Fenner, Charles Albert Edward (1884 - 1955)
- Born
- 18 May 1884
Dunach, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 9 June 1955
Rose Park, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Science educator and Geographer
Summary
Charles Albert E. Fenner became the South Australian Superintendent of Technical Education in 1916 and Director of Education in 1936. He also established a course in geography at the University of Adelaide in 1930.
Related entries
Archival resources
State Records of South Australia
- Charles Albert Edward Fenner - Records, 1926 - 1929, 909, 1926...; State Records of South Australia. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Trethewey, Lynne, 'Fenner, Charles Albert Edward (1884-1955), Educationist, Geographer and Author', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 481-482. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080507b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- 'Fenner, Charles Albert Edward - Ms 178', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms178.html. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Fenner, Charles', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-632642. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 31 July 2006
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