Biographical entry Dennant, John (1839 - 1907)

Summary

John Dennant was Inspector of Schools in Victoria from 1890, President of the Royal Society of Victoria (1903) and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. He prepared a report on the Estimation of Alkalies in Igneous Rocks for the Second Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1890). He arrived in Australia (Victoria) in 1872 and was a school headmaster from 1879.

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Published resources

Journal Articles

• Dennant, John, 'Note on the Estimation of Alkalies in Igneous Rocks', Report of the Second Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 2, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1890, pp. 385-387. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Dennant John', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477060. Details