Person
Mahony, Daniel James (1878 - 1944)
- Born
- 25 March 1878
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 27 September 1944
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
Daniel Mahony was Director of the National Museum of Victoria 1931-1944 and President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1939-1940. He served in the Royal Artillery on the Western Front in the First World War.
Details
Chronology
- 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 - 1944
- 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
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Darragh, Thomas A., 'Mahony, Daniel James (1878-1944), Scientist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 10 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 380-381. 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, 23 (1910), 48. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q23023462. Details
- 'Mahony, Daniel James (1878-1944)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469360. Details
Digital resources
Joanne Evans
Created: 24 August 2000, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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