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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000635b.htm person Menge Johann AACR2 24 January 1788 1852 Place of Birth Steinau, Hesse, Germany Place of Death Forest Creek, Victoria, Australia Mineralogist Geologist Johann Menge was engaged by the South Australian Company as a mine and quarry agent in 1836-1838 and spent some years after that making frequent excursions to study soils and minerals in the region. He was eccentric and once refused an invitation to organise a mining company with British capital, because he was too busy planning a Chinese missionary college. 1805 1816 Career position - Technical Assistant and later Business Associate, Leon Hard Collector and Salesperson of Geological Specimens 1816 1830 Career position - Geological Travel, Religious Publisher, Lubeck, Germany 1830 1836 Career position - Writer and Editor of a Chinese Dictionary, England 1830 1836 Career position - Language Teacher, England 1830 1836 Career position - Translator, British and Foreign Bible Society, England 1836 1838 Career position - Mine and Quarry Agent, South Australian Company, Australia 1840 1840 Publication - Book: The mineral kingdom of South Australia

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 'Menge, Johann', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Menge, Johann Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A German Eccentric in South Australia, 1836-1852 Abbe, D. Van A German Eccentric in South Australia, 1836-1852 1962 Historical Studies 39 November Book: Menge the Mineralogist: a sketch of the life of the late Johann Menge, linguist, mineralogist, &c. &c., an early colonist, and discoverer of precious stones in South Australia, containing also, his eccentric views on demonology, astronomy, &c. Cawthorne, W. A. Menge the Mineralogist: a sketch of the life of the late Johann Menge, linguist, mineralogist, &c. &c., an early colonist, and discoverer of precious stones in South Australia, containing also, his eccentric views on demonology, astronomy, &c. Adelaide J. T. Sawyer 1859 Book Section: Menge, Johann (1788-1852), geologist and linguist Abbe, D. Van Menge, Johann (1788-1852), geologist and linguist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 222 Journal Article: Johann Menge, Mineralogist Annells, Mal Johann Menge, Mineralogist 1984 Mineralogical News, Journal of the Mineralogical Society of South Australia 4 128-132 Journal Article: Johannes Menge (1788-1852) - South Australia's First Geologist Corbett, David W.P. Johannes Menge (1788-1852) - South Australia's First Geologist 1986 Newsletter (Earth Sciences History Group) 7 June 3-4 Journal Article: The discovery of a probable Johannes Menge specimen and other 1851 Great Exhibition South Australian specimens Grguric, Benjamin A.; and Hansen, Robin The discovery of a probable Johannes Menge specimen and other 1851 Great Exhibition South Australian specimens 2020 Australian journal of mineralogy 21 1 19-26