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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2026-01-23 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000157b.htm person Stephens William John AACR2 16 July 1829 22 November 1890 Place of Birth Levens, Westmorland, England Place of Death Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia Naturalist Geologist Headmaster William Stephens was a prominent organiser in colonial scientific circles and was appointed to the chair of natural history, University of Sydney in 1882. He was appointed Professor of Geology and Palaeontology in 1890. 1852 1852 Education - BA, University of Oxford 1853 1856 Career position - Tutor, Queen's College University of Oxford 1853 1860 Career position - Fellow, Queen's College University of Oxford 1855 1855 Education - MA, University of Oxford 1856 1866 Career position - Headmaster, Sydney Grammar School 1857 1866 Career position - Member, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1862 1862 Career position - Founding Member, Entomological Society of New South Wales [1] 1862 1873 Career position - Trustee, Australian Museum 1864 1866 Career position - Secretary, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1866 1890 Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales 1867 1881? Career position - Founder and Headmaster, New School (later Eaglesfield), Darlinghurst 1877 1879 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1879 1879 Career position - Trustee, Australian Museum 1882 1890 Career position - Professor of Natural History (later Geology), University of Sydney 1883 1890 Career position - Trustee, Australian Museum 1885 1890 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1888 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1890 1890 Career position - Professor of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Sydney The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of Natural History (later Geology) 1882 - 1890; Professor of Geology and Palaeontology 1890

 Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856 - 1866)

Member 1855 - 1866; Secretary 1864 -1866

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Member 1866 - 1890

 Australian Museum (1827 - )

Trustee 1862 - 1873, 1879, 1883 - 1890

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 -

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

President 1877 - 1879, 1885 - 1890

 Entomological Society of New South Wales [I] (1862 - 1873)

Founding Member 1862

 Stephens, Thomas (1830 - 1913)

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 Stephens, William John (1829-1890)

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 'Stephens, William John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Stephens, William John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Stephens, William John (1829-1890), teacher and scholar Turney, Cliff Stephens, William John (1829-1890), teacher and scholar Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 197-198 Journal Article: Presidential Address Stephens, W. J. Presidential Address 1886 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 379-401 Journal Article: Anniversary adress Leibius, A. Anniversary adress 1891 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 25 1-45 Book Section: Organizing Science Under the Southern Cross MacLeod, Roy Organizing Science Under the Southern Cross Melbourne Oxford University Press 1988 The Commonwealth of Science: ANZAAS and the Scientific Enterprise in Australasia, 1888-1988 Roy MacLeod 19-39 William John Stephens - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales William John Stephens - Records 1890 W.J. Stephens testimonials c1890. William John Stephens - Records University of Sydney, Archives William John Stephens - Records 1882 - 1966 Information in P.J. Stanbury, 'Biology at the University of Sydney 1882-1917' (manuscript), 'One hundred years of geological science ... 1866-1966' and in the University of Sydney Senate and Board of Studies minutes c1882-90.