Biographical entry Mahony, Daniel James (1878 - 1944)

Summary

Daniel James Mahony was Director of the National Museum of Victoria 1931-44 and President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1939-40. He served in the Royal Artillery on the Western Front in the First World War.

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Events

1902 - 1904

Career position - Demonstrator in Geology at the University of Melbourne

1904

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed

1906

Career position - Petrologist in the Mines Department of Victoria (temporary appointment)

1906

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed

1912

Career position - Deputized at the University of Adelaide for Douglas Mawson during Mawson's Antarctic expedition

1915

Career position - Petrologist in the Mines Department of Victoria (permanent appointment)

1931

Career position - Director of the National Museum of Victoria

1937

Career position - Founding member of the Art Galleries and Museums Association of Australia and New Zealand

1939 - 1940

Career position - President of the Royal Society of Victoria

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Published resources

Book Sections

• Darragh, Thomas A., 'Mahony, Daniel James (1878-1944), Scientist', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 380-381. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100373b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Dunn, E. J. and Mahony, D. J., 'Biographical Sketch of the Founders of the Geological Survey of Victoria', Bulletins of The Geological Survey of Victoria, vol. 23, J. Kemp, Melbourne, 1910, p. 48. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Mahony, Daniel James', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469360. Details