Person

Adair, John Frederick (1852 - 1913)

Born: 20 January 1852
Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1 April 1913
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation: Physicist

Summary

John Adair was demonstrator in physics at the University of Sydney 1887-1890. Earlier he was a fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge 1879-1885. He was a keen cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Dublin University.

Details

Chronology

1873: Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), Trinity College Dublin
1878 - 1879: Career position - Assistant Master at Derby School, UK
1879 - 1885: Career position - Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge
1881: Education - Master of Arts (MA), Cambridge University
1887 - 1890: Career position - Physics Demonstrator, University of Sydney
1888 -: Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

Related Corporate Bodies

Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)
Original [founding] member 1888 -

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6218132. Details
'Adair, John Frederick (1851-1913)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475424. Details

Resource Sections

'Adair, John Frederick', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001579p.htm. Details

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