Person

Harris, Bertrand John (1925 - 1975)

Born: 2 March 1925
Patcham, Sussex, England
Died: 23 December 1975
Kalamunda, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation: Astronomer

Summary

Bertrand Harris was Assistant Government Astronomer in Western Australia from 1957 and Government Astronomer from 1963 and was responsible for the transfer of the Perth Observatory from Mt Eliza to Bickley in the Darling Range during the 1960s.

Archival resources

Perth Observatory

Bertrand John Harris - Records, 1957 - 1975; Perth Observatory. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Spurling, Muriel; Jennings, P.J., 'Harris, Bertrand John (1925-1974), Astronomer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 14 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1996), pp. 329-393. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140447b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536013. Details
'Harris, Bertrand John (19250302-19751223)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469530. Details

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