Person
Gum, Colin Stanley (1924 - 1960)
- Born
- 1924
- Died
- 29 April 1960
Zermatt, Switzerland - Occupation
- Astronomer
Summary
Colin Stanley Gum was an astronomer best known for discovering 'Gum's Nebula' - the area of nebulosity in Pupis and Vela. In 1959 he was appointed Head of the Observational Optical Astronomy programme at the University of Sydney, but tragically he died in a skiing accident early the following year. Prior to this University appointment, Gum had worked for CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and at the Mount Stromlo Observatory in the Australian Capital Territory.
Details
Chronology
- 1949
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Adelaide
- c. 1949 - c. 1955
- Career position - Astronomer(?) at Mount Stromlo Observatory in the Australian Capital Territory
- 1951
- Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Adelaide
- c. 1954
- Career position - Gum's Nebula discovered
- 1955
- Award - Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS)
- 1955
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Australian National University
- 1956 - 1959
- Career position - Research Officer at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Radiophysics
- 1959 -
- Career position - Head of the Observational Optical Astronomy programme at the University of Sydney
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Bok, Bart J., 'Colin S. Gum', Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2 (1961), 37-38. Details
- Kerr, F. J., 'Obituary: Colin Stanley Gum', Australian Journal of Science, 23 (4) (1960), 115. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q212415. Details
- 'Gum, Colin Stanley (1924-19600429)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476384. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 22 May 2006, Last modified: 7 February 2011