Person
Whitfeld, Hubert Edwin (1875 - 1939)
CBE
- Born
- 14 March 1875
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 31 July 1939
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Mining engineer and Vice-Chancellor
Summary
Hubert Whitfeld was foundation professor of mining and engineering at the University of Western Australia 1913-1927 and the first vice-chancellor from 1927 until his death. The university moved to its site at Crawley under his direction in the early 1930s and he contributed much to the layout and landscaping of the campus. He is commemorated by a memorial bust (by John Dowie) which stands in Whitfeld Court at the University.
Details
Chronology
- 1897
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1898 - 1899
- Career position - Teacher in ? New South Wales
- 1902
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1902 - 1912
- Career position - Metallurgist and Mine Manager in the Murchison district of Western Australia
- 1913 - 1915
- Career position - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Australia
- 1913 - 1926
- Career position - Foundation Professor of Mining and Engineering at the University of Western Australia
- 1916 - 1919
- Career position - Inspector of munitions in the USA and Technical Adviser in the Explosives Supply Department of the British Ministry of Munitions
- 1924
- Career position - President, Section H (Engineering and Architecture), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1925 - 1927
- Career position - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Australia
- 1927 - 1939
- Career position - Vice-Chancellor (first permanent) of the University of Western Australia
- 1933
- Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Alexander, Fred, 'Whitfield, Hubert Edwin (1875-1939), University Vice-Chancellor, [Classicist, Engineer, Metalurgist and Mine Manager]' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 12 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), p. 475. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120532b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539121. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/310693092. Details
- 'Whitfeld, Hubert Edwin (1875-1939)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469332. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 23 January 2024