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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-10-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000725b.htm person Priestley Raymond Edward AACR2 20 July 1886 24 June 1974 Place of Birth Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England Place of Death Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Geologist Antarctic explorer Vice-Chancellor Sir Raymond Priestley left an academic and administrative career at Cambridge University to accompany Shackleton and Scott on their Antarctic expeditions 1907-1913. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne until 1938 and then returned to the U.K. 1935 1935 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne McCoy Society for Research and Investigation (1935 - 1999?)

The Society was founded at Priestley's instigation

 Taylor, Thomas Griffith (1880 - 1963)

Priestley and Taylor were brothers-in-law

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - ) 1934 1938

Raymond Priestley was Vice Chancellor of The University of Melbourne from 1934 until 1938.

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 Priestley, Raymond E (1886-)

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 'Priestley, Raymond Edward', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Priestley, Raymond Edward Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Journal Article: 150 Years, 150 Stories: Raymond Edward Priestley Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter 150 Years, 150 Stories: Raymond Edward Priestley 2003 Uni News 12 16 4 Journal Article: Obituary; Thomas Griffith Taylor Crone, G. R. and Priestley, R. E. Obituary; Thomas Griffith Taylor 1964 Geographical journal 130 1 189-91 Book: The Diary of a Vice-Chancellor: University of Melbourne 1935-1938 Priestley, Raymond The Diary of a Vice-Chancellor: University of Melbourne 1935-1938 Carlton Melbourne University Press 2002 Journal Article: Sir Edgeworth David Priestley, R. E. Sir Edgeworth David 1938 Australian Quarterly 10 2 34-39 Journal Article: Trials of a Vice-chancellor Rae, Ian Trials of a Vice-chancellor 2014 Chemistry in Australia 81 2 41 Book: The Longest Winter: Scott's Other Heroes Hooper, Meredith The Longest Winter: Scott's Other Heroes London John Murray 2010 Journal Article: Laying the foundation: Early Australian Earth Scientists in the Antarctic, Part 1 Quilty, Patrick G. Laying the foundation: Early Australian Earth Scientists in the Antarctic, Part 1 2011 TAG: Geological Society of Australia Newsletter 160 24-6 Journal Article: Laying the Foundation: Early Australian Earth Scientists in the Antarctic: Part 2 - Geologists with Scott's 1911-1912 Final Expedition Quilty, Patrick G. Laying the Foundation: Early Australian Earth Scientists in the Antarctic: Part 2 - Geologists with Scott's 1911-1912 Final Expedition 2011 TAG: Geological Society of Australia Newsletter 161 21-6 Book: 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne Melbourne Department of History, University of Melbourne 2003 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001 Book: Dispatches from continent seven: an anthology of Antarctic science Priestley, Rebecca Dispatches from continent seven: an anthology of Antarctic science Wellington, New Zealand Awa Press 2016 Raymond Edward Priestley - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Raymond Edward Priestley - Records 1935 - 1974 Diaries giving detailed account of developments at the University of Melbourne during Priestley's Vice-Chancellorship; study tours by Priestley and other matters with photographs; newspaper cuttings; texts of speeches and a few letters 1935-38; reminiscences in 1958 of the Wireless Training School, Worcester, England during World War I; obituaries 1974; overall dates 1935-74 [1 m]. 1 m