Biographical entry Allen, James Bernard (1870 - 1912)

Summary

James Allen taught mathematics and physics at the University of Adelaide 1898-1901 and at the Perth Technical College 1901-1912. Earlier he had worked as civil engineer in South Australia 1895-1897 and had been a science master at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide 1897.

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Events

1891

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Adelaide

1894

Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Sydney

1895 - 1897

Career position - Civil engineer in South Australia

1897

Career position - Science Master at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide

1898 - 1901

Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics and Physics at the University of Adelaide

1901 - 1912

Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics and Physics at Perth Technical School

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Threlfall, R. and Allen, J. Bernard, 'Experiments on Some Electrical Properties of Purified Sulphur', Report of the Seventh Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 7, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1898, pp. 245-258. Details
• Threlfall, Richard, Brearley, Joseph Henry Drapier and Allen, J.B., 'Researches on the electrical properties of pure substances. No 1. The electrical properties of pure sulphur', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, vol. 56, Printed by Taylor and Francis, London, 1894, pp. 32-40. Details

Online Resources

• 'Allen, James Bernard', 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/P001583p.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Allen James Bernard', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477296. Details