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Biographical entry Kennedy, Alexander Lorimer (1889 - 1972)
- Born
- 23 April 1889
Woodside, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 1972
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Magnetic observer
Details
Events
- 1911 - 1913
- Career position - Australian Antarctic Expedition
- 1914
- Career position - Magnetic Observer at the Carnegie Institution Washington, USA
- 1915
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Adelaide
- 1916 - 1918
- Career position - Australian Tunnelling Corps, Australian Imperial Force
- 1921 - 1924
- Career position - Chief Assistant at the Adelaide Observatory
- 1924 - 1927
- Career position - Assistant at Mount Stromlo Observatory in the Australian Capital Territory
- 1928 -
- Career position - Mining Engineer in Western Australia
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Edmund Besley Court Kennedy - Records, 1848, A2893 and D330; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Online Resources
- 'Kennedy, Alexander Lorimer', 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/P002232p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Kennedy Alexander Lorimer', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477190. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 29 June 1995, Last modified: 12 December 2005