Biographical entry Hall, Thomas Sergeant (1858 - 1915)
Hall, Thomas Sergeant Portrait
Details
- Born
- 23 December 1858
Geelong, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 21 December 1915
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Palaeontologist and Biologist
Summary
Thomas Sergeant Hall became a Lecturer and Demonstrator in Biology at the University of Melbourne in 1893 and continued his work on a range of geological and palaeontological subjects. He wrote widely for journals and newspapers. President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1914-15.
Related entries
Archival resources
Museum Victoria
- Thomas Sergeant Hall - Records, 1890 - 1900; Museum Victoria. Details
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- Thomas Sergeant Hall - Records, 1858 - 1915; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Darragh, Thomas A., 'Hall, Thomas Sergant (1858--1915), Scientist', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 166-167. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090159b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Robin, Libby, 'Thomas Sergeant Hall (1858-1915): Scholar and Enthusiast', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 6, no. 4, 1987, pp. 485-492. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9870640485.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Hall, T S', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-635475. Details
See also
- Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P001242. Details
Digital resources
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 June 2010
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