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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000924b.htm person Young Frederick Mortimer AACR2 1860 1927 Place of Birth Leeds, England Astronomer Geographer Frederick Young moved to Hobart in 1887 for his health. He supported the newly founded University of Tasmania and served on the council 1919-1921 and 1923-1927.

Born Leeds, 1860. Died 1927. Educated University of Cambridge (BA 1884). Arrived Tasmania 1887. Helped establish University of Tasmania, edited its first Calendar and drafted nearly all its Statutes and Regulations; became Chairman of Board of Public Examinations, chairman of Faculty of Engineering, member of Faculty of Science, Board of Studies and Standing Committee of Council. Endowed s geography prize at Hutchins School, Hobart. Member of Parliament in Tasmania 1919-27.

 Young, Frederick Mortimer (1860-1927)

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 'Young, Frederick Mortimer', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Young, Frederick Mortimer Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Frederick Mortimer Young - Records University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection Frederick Mortimer Young - Records Y.1 1894 - 1921 Series of 6 lectures on the 'Principles of Astronomy' 1895; series of 2 lectures on 'The Elements of Mechanics' c1894 (25 pages and 22 pages); paper submitted to Section E, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1921 entitled 'Projection of World Maps' 1921 (41 pages) [9 items, Y.1]. 9 items