Person
Süssmilch, Adolph Carl von de Heyde (1875 - 1946)
- Born
- 12 February 1875
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 6 December 1946
Burwood, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist and Educator
Summary
Adolph Süssmilch was principal of the Newcastle branch Technical College from 1914-1927 and assistant superintendent and principal of East Sydney Technical College from 1927-1934. He published 19 scientific papers on geology and physical geography between 1905 and 1941, including some with H.I. Jensen, T.G. Taylor and Sir Edgeworth David (qq.v).
Details
Chronology
- 1899
- Career position - Joined the Department of Public Instruction
- 1900 - 1903
- Career position - Assistant at the Sydney Technical College
- 1903 - 1913
- Career position - Teacher of Geology, Mineralogy and Mining at the Sydney Technical College
- 1904
- Career event - Member (MAusIME), Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1914 - 1927
- Career position - Principal of the Newcastle branch Technical College
- 1919
- Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1922
- Career event - Elected Member (Geography), Australian National Research Council
- 1922
- Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1927 - 1934
- Career position - Assistant Superintendent and Principal at the East Sydney Technical College
- 1931 - 1943
- Career position - Chairman of Directors of the New South Wales Society for Crippled Children
- 1934 - 1936
- Career position - Acting Superintendent of Technical Education
- 1935
- Career position - Chairman of Section C (geology) of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1936
- Life event - Retired
- 1936 - 1937
- Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales
- 1939
- Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1941
- Award - Clarke Memorial Lecturer presented to the Royal Society of New South Wales
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Abstracts of proceedings of Divisions, 1920.', Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1 (1920), 151-161, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.633491999041294. '"The Physiography of the Hunter River Valley, with special reference to Water Supply," C.A. Sussmilch, F.G.S., F.T.C.(Sydney)', p.155. Details
- Süssmilch, C. A., 'Presidential address', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 57 (1924), 1-53. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5040862. Details
- 'Süssmilch, Adolph Carl von de Heyde (1875-1946)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462554. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018