Biographical entry Potts, Henry William (1855 - 1931)

Summary

Henry William Potts was Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales 1902-21 and wrote a major work on pigs. Earlier he had worked as a pharmacist in Queensland and Victoria where he was also registered as a dentist.

Archival resources

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

• Henry William Potts - Records, 1882 - 1967, ML MSS 2697; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Holland, H. G.; Rose, B. R., 'Potts, Henry William (1855-1931), Agricultural Educationist, Pharmacist and Dentist', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, pp. 266-267. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110273b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Potts, H.W., 'Milk Analysis in its Relation to the Butter and Cheese Industries', Report of the Seventh Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 7, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1898, p. 921. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Potts, H W', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1124642. 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=P001205. Details