Person
Harker, George Percy (1878 - 1957)
- Born
- 12 February 1878
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 15 April 1957
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist and Teacher
Summary
George Harker spent his professional career alternating between teaching and chemical research. He published at least thirteen research articles in the field of chemistry and was a member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
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Chronology
- 1898 - 1900
- Career position - Demonstrator in Chemistry at the University of Sydney
- 1899
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1901
- Career position - Science Teacher at Hawkesbury Agriculture College, New South Wales
- 1901 - 1903
- Career position - 1851 Exhibition Scholar
- 1903
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the Central Technical College, London
- 1903 - 1914
- Career position - Research Chemist at Colonial Sugar Refining Co. in Sydney
- 1914 - 1927
- Career position - Lecturer in Organic Chemistry at the University of Sydney
- 1927 - 1929
- Career position - Analytical and Consulting Chemist in Melbourne
- 1929 - 1938
- Career position - Research Officer of the Cancer Research Commission at the University of Sydney
- 1940 - 1945
- Career position - Science Teacher at Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details
Journal Articles
- Harker, G., 'On the Composition of N.S. Wales Labradorite and Topazes with a Comparison of Methods for the Estimation of Fluorine', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 33 (1899), 193-203. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5540235. Details
- 'Harker, George Percy (1878-1957)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476180. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Harker, George Percy', 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/P001678p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 March 2018
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