Biographical entry Summers, Herbert St John (1876 - 1963)
Summers, Herbert S. Portrait
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- Born
- 1876
- Died
- 1963
- Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
Herbert St John Summers was Associate Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, 1924-40 and Professor, 1941-44, University of Melbourne. President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1931-32.
Details
Plaque of Summers by Orlando Dutton at the University of Melbourne.
Related entries
Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- Dr Herbert St John Summers (1876-1963), 1994, 100/26; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Summers, H. S., 'The Teachers of Geology in the Australian Universities', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. lxxxi, 1947, pp. 122-146. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Summers Herbert St John', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476882. Details
Digital resources
Joanne Evans
Created: 24 August 2000, Last modified: 4 June 2010
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