Biographical entry Unwin, Ernest Ewart (1881 - 1944)
- Born
- 13 July 1881
Folkestone, Kent, England - Died
- 20 September 1944
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Biologist and Schoolmaster
Summary
Ernest Ewart Unwin, a quaker, was educated at the Friends' School, Saffron Walden, England and at Leeds University. He was Headmaster of the Friends' School, Hobart 1923-44, Vice-President of the Royal Society of Tasmania and wrote articles on biology.
Archival resources
University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection
- Ernest Ewart Unwin - Records, 1913 - 1936, F.4/70-80; University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Oats, William N., 'Unwin, Ernest Ewart (1881-1944)', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, p. 305. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120340b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Unwin, Ernest Ewart', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468056. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 21 July 2006
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