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Biographical entry Baker, George (1908 - 1975)
- Born
- 10 October 1908
Coventry, England - Died
- 29 August 1975
Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
George Baker was a Senior Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO where his main interest in geology was the research into australites.
Details
Born Coventry, England, 10 October 1908. Died Mount Eliza, Victoria, 29 August 1975. MSc, DSc 1956. Junior assistant, Geology School, University of Melbourne from 1925; worked at the University of Melbourne till 1968, although an employee of CSIRO from 1948; Honorary Associate in Mineralogy, National Museum of Victoria. Syme Prize (shared) 1944, first recipient of Royal Society of Victoria's Research Medal 1959. Commissioner for Australia of the International Committee on Meteorites.
Archival resources
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- George Baker - Records, 1926 - 1975, MS 9941; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
Published resources
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Baker, George', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-559002. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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