Person
Higgins, John Michael (1862 - 1937)
- Born
- 9 December 1862
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 6 October 1937
Toorak, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Metallurgist and Company director
Summary
Sir John Higgins graduated in chemistry and metallurgy at the Bendigo School of Mines and then ran his own chemist shop. He was later involved with the Australian Metals Exchange 1915-, the Central Wool Committee 1916-, and the B.A.W.R.A. Pty Ltd 1921-.
Related entries
Archival resources
Australian National University Library, Rare Books and Manuscripts
- John Michael Higgins - Records, 1862 - 1937; Australian National University Library, Rare Books and Manuscripts. Details
National Archives of Australia, National Office
Published resources
Book Sections
- Griffin, Helga M., 'Higgins, Sir John Michael (1862-1937)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 9 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 289-290. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090295b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6248636. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/6848396. Details
- 'Higgins, John Michael (18621209-19371006)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476939. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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