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Biographical entry Adair, John Frederick (1851 - 1913)
- Born
- 1851
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.
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Events
- 1873
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at Trinity College Dublin
- 1878 - 1879
- Career position - Assistant Master at Derby School, UK
- 1879 - 1885
- Career position - Fellow of Pembroke College
- 1887 - 1890
- Career position - Physics Demonstrator at the University of Sydney
Published resources
Online Resources
- '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
- 'Adair, John Frederick', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475424. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 March 2007
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