Person
Verdon, George Frederic (1834 - 1896)
FRS
- Born
- 21 January 1834
Bury, Lancashire, England - Died
- 13 September 1896
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Science patron and Politician
Summary
Sir George Verdon, who was interested in astronomy, was appointed honorary assistant in the Melbourne Observatory in 1858. Through his political positions he was able to increase funds for the Observatory, F. Mueller, and the National Museum of Victoria.
Related entries
Archival resources
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
- George Frederic Verdon - Records, 1851 - 1896; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited. Details
Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc
- George Frederic Verdon - Records, 1851 - 1896; Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- George Frederic Verdon - Records, 1851 - 1896, MS 8156; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Shaw, A. G. L., 'Verdon, Sir George Frederic (1834-1896)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn, ed., vol. 6 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 330-332. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060352b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5539447. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93640524. Details
- 'Verdon, George Frederic (18340121-18960913)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-577797. Details
See also
- Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/index_v.html. Details
- Serle, Percival, Dictionary of Australian biography (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949). Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 13 February 2018
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