Person
Higgins, George (1856 - 1943)
- Born
- 31 March 1856
Ireland - Died
- 21 August 1943
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
George Higgins, MCE MInstCE, was Professor of Engineering at the University of Melbourne. He was a graduate of the University of Melbourne, and later returned as a Lecturer in Surveying, Civil Engineering and Hydraulic Engineering, 1907-1910 and in Civil Engineering 1911-1921.
Details
Chronology
- 1888
- Education - Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), University of Melbourne
- 4 Dec 1888
- Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
- 28 Jan 1895
- Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
- 1914 - 1943
- Career position - Chairman, Sludge Abatement Board, Victoria
- 1943
- Life event - Buried, Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria
Related entries
Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- George Higgins - Records, 1875 - 1878; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Higgins, George, 'Coal tests for Melbourne City Council (Paper & Discussion)', Various Papers and Discussions of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. II 1892-1899 (1900). http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24238. Details
- Higgins, George, 'Notes on the theory of centrifugal pumps (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. III (1903), 74-85, 43-47. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24278. Details
- Higgins, George, 'Dredging machinery (Exhibit)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. III (1903), 37-45. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24274. Details
- Higgins, George, 'Centrifugal pumps: notes on some experiments with centrifugal pumps performed by M. Rateau (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. IV (1905), 51-59. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24293. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'Funeral of Professor Kernot', The Age (1909), 7, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196135626. Pall bearer. Details
Resources
- Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 'Application: 6956, 1888', Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930, ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/3585/. Details
- 'Higgins, George', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476736. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 3 August 2023
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