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Biographical entry Ferguson, James Crighton (1903 - 1965)
- Born
- 22 June 1903
Woolston, Hampshire, England - Died
- 23 August 1965
Salisbury, Rhodesia - Occupation
- Geophysicist
Summary
James Crighton Ferguson carried out electrical surveys in Australia during the early to mid 1900s. He spent most of his life working in Rhodesia.
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Events
- 1926
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at University College in London
- 1926 - 1928
- Career position - Exploration Geophysicist in Rhodesia
- 1929 - 1930
- Career position - Physicist with Imperial Geophysical Exploration Survey
- 1930 - 1947
- Career position - Senior Geologist on the Southern Rhodesia Geological Survey
- 1948 - 1960
- Career position - Director of the Southern Rhodesia Geological Survey
Published resources
Online Resources
- 'Ferguson, James Crighton', 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/P001653p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Ferguson, James Crighton', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473218. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 22 June 2010
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