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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000893b.htm person Whitehouse Frederick William AACR2 20 December 1900 22 March 1973 Place of Birth Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Geologist Frederick Whitehouse was Associate Professor of Geology, University of Queensland 1949-1955, and from 1925 to 1955 worked for the Geological Survey of Queensland as Government Geologist. He published a number of significant papers on the geology of Queensland and of the Great Artesian Basin. His work on the Cambrian trilobites of the Georgina Basin gained him international recognition. From 1934 to 1953 he made national broadcasts on the ABC on a wide range of geological topics. Whitehouse was active in Queensland scientific circles, holding office as President of the Royal Society of Queensland, the Anthropological Society of Queensland, and the Queensland Naturalists' Club. 1922 1922 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland 1924 1924 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland 1925 1925 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge, UK 1925 1955 Career position - Worked intermittently as Queensland Government Geologist 1926 1955 Career position - Worked intermittently as Lecturer in Geology, University of Queensland 1929 1929 Career position - President, Queensland Naturalists' Club 1932 1932 Career event - Elected Associate Member (Geology), Australian National Research Council 1939 1939 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Queensland 1940 1941 Career position - President, Royal Society of Queensland 1941 1941 Award - Walter Burfitt Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales 1941 1945 Military service - Second World War. Captain, Actring Lt Col, Royal Australian Engineers [1942-43: road-building in Queensland and New Guinea; 1944-45: formulated procedures for amphibious assaults across coral reefs 1946 1947 Career position - Seconded to the Department of the Coordinator-General of Public Works 1949 1955 Career position - Associate Professor of Geology, University of Queensland 1972 1973 Career position - President, Anthropological Society of Queensland Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Associate Member (Geology) 1932 -

 Queensland Naturalists' Club (1922 - )

President 1929

 Walter Burfitt Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales (1935 - )

Awarded the Prize 1941

 Royal Society of Queensland (1884 - )

President 1940 - 1941

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Associate Professor of Geology 1949 - 1955

 Anthropological Society of Queensland (1948 - ?)

President 1972 - 1973

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 Whitehouse, F W (1900-1973)

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 'Whitehouse, Frederick William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Whitehouse, Frederick William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Whitehouse, Frederick William (1900-1973), geologist Chapman, Richard E. Whitehouse, Frederick William (1900-1973), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 538 Book Section: The geology of the Queensland portion of the Great Australian Artesian Basin Whitehouse, F. W. The geology of the Queensland portion of the Great Australian Artesian Basin Brisbane Queensland Department of the Co-Ordinator of General Public Works 1955 Artesian water supplies in Queensland, appendix G Journal Article: Some notes on the Mesozoic plants collected by C. C. Morton, near North Arm Whitehouse, F. W. Some notes on the Mesozoic plants collected by C. C. Morton, near North Arm 1931 Queensland Government mining journal 32 274 Journal Article: Report on a collection of fossils made by Mr J. H. Reid, in the Springsure district Whitehouse, F. W. Report on a collection of fossils made by Mr J. H. Reid, in the Springsure district 1930 Queensland Government mining journal 31 156-7 Resource: B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: Dr. F. W. Whitehouse, 1900 - 1973 Colliver, F. S. Dr. F. W. Whitehouse, 1900 - 1973 1974 Queensland Naturalist 21 1/2 33-4 Journal Article: Studies in the late geological history of Queensland Whitehouse, F. W. Studies in the late geological history of Queensland 1940 Papers of the Department of Geology, University of Queensland 2 1 1074 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010 Frederick William Whitehouse - Records University of Queensland, Geology Department Library Frederick William Whitehouse - Records 1949 - 1955 Unpublished reports c1949-55 [1 volume]. 1 volume