Corporate Body

Royal Society of Australia (1931 - 1955)

From: 1931
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
To: 1955

Summary

The Royal Society of Australia was formed in 1930 and received its title in 1931. The aim was to be a high level scientific body similar to the Royal Society of London, however the Society received opposition for several state royal societies. The Society undertook the functions of a state royal society, changing its name to the Royal Society of Canberra in 1955.

Timeline

1931 - 1955 Royal Society of Australia
1955 - Royal Society of Canberra

Related People

Hogg, Arthur Robert (1903 - 1966)
Arthur Hogg was President of the Royal Society of Australia in 1954 which was renamed the Royal Society of Canberra in 1955.
Nicholson, Alexander John (John) (1895 - 1969)
President 1950 - 1951

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

Royal Society of Canberra - Records, 1930 - 1967, MS 060; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

National Library of Australia

Royal Society of Canberra - Records, 1930-1973, 1930 - 1973, MS 4817; National Library of Australia. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1508900. Details

Ailie Smith

Created: 18 April 2012

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