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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001154b.htm person Simpson Edward Sydney AACR2 11 March 1875 30 August 1939 Place of Birth Woollaha, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death South Perth, Western Australia, Australia Mineralogist Chemist Edward Simpson, having just completed his BE in mining and metallurgy at the University of Sydney, was appointed the inaugural mineralogist and assayer to the Geological Survey of Western Australia in 1897. He was given control of the combined laboratories of the Health, Agriculture and Mines Departments in 1922 and these became the Government Chemical Laboratories. He was awarded a DSc by the University of Western Australia in 1919. His major monograph, the definitive Minerals of Western Australia was completed after his death by others and published in three volumes in 1948, 1951 and 1952. His research on Western Australia's gold deposits, rare minerals and ceramics was of vital importance to the development to the State's economy. His collection of over 5,000 mineral specimens, which served as a major reference on the minerals of Western Australia, is now housed in the Western Australian Museum. Simpson served terms as President of the Natural History and Science Society of Western Australia and the Royal Society of Western Australia. The mineral Simpsonite was named in his honour. 1895 1895 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE(hons)), University of Sydney 1896 1896 Career position - Assayer, engineer and chemist, Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co., Queensland 1897 1922 Career position - Mineralogist and Assayer, Geological Survey of Western Australia 1902 1915 Career position - Member, Advisory Board, Kalgoorlie School of Mines 1909 1913 Career position - Founding Member, Natural History and Science Society of Western Australia 1911 1912 Career position - President, Natural History and Science Society of Western Australia 1913 1939 Career position - Founding Member, Royal Society of Western Australia 1914 1914 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Western Australia 1914 1918 Career position - Director, 18-pounder Shell Factory, Western Australia 1917 1939 Award - Life Fellow, Chemical Society of London 1919 1919 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Western Australia 1920 1921 Career position - President, Royal Society of Western Australia 1921 1926 Career position - Member of the Senate, University of Western Australia 1922 Career position - Government Mineralogist and Analyst, Government of Western Australia 1922 1922 Career event - Elected Member (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council 1926 1939 Award - Fellow Mineralogical Society of America 1927 1927 Career position - Western Australian Representative, Committee of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 1929 1929 Award - Medal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 1932 1932 Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1934 1934 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1935 1939 Career position - Trustee, Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1938 1939 Career position - President, Royal Society of Western Australia Western Australian Museum (1891 - )

Trustee 1935 - 1939

 Kalgoorlie School of Mines (1902 - ?)

Member, Advisory Board 1902 - 1915

 The University of Western Australia (1911 - )

Member of the Senate 1921 - 1926

 Royal Society of Western Australia (1914 - )

Founding Member 1913 - 1939; President 1920 - 1921 and 1938 - 1939

 H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1929 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Chemical Institute 1932

 Natural History and Science Society of Western Australia (1909 - 1913)

Founding Member 1909 - 1913; President 1911 - 1912

 Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 1934

 Medal of the Royal Society of Western Australia (1924 - )

Awarded the Medal 1929

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Member (Chemistry) 1922 -

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1937 -

 Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia (1913 - 2020)

First BSc graduate (1914) by thesis - 'The Tantalum and Nibium Mienrals'

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 Simpson, Edward S (1875-1939)

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 'Simpson, Edward Sydney', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Simpson, Edward Sydney Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The Russell Process (of Silver Lixiviation) in Australia Hall, Edgar; Simpson, Edward S. The Russell Process (of Silver Lixiviation) in Australia Sydney Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1898 Report of the seventh meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 7 307-327 Journal Article: Obituary: Dr. E. S. Simpson Obituary: Dr. E. S. Simpson 1939 Australian Journal of Science 2 2 50 Conference Paper: Australia's Place in Simpson's Biogeography Laporte, L. F. Australia's Place in Simpson's Biogeography Sydney International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences 1994 Useful and Curious Geological Enquiries beyond the World: Pacific-Asia Historical Themes: The 19th International INHIGEO Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 4-8 July, 1994 D. F. Branagan and G. H. McNally 7-13 Book Section: The Western Australian Museum meteorite collection Bevan, A. W. R. The Western Australian Museum meteorite collection London Geological Society 2006 The history of meteorites and key meteorite collections: fireballs, falls and finds McCall, G. J. H., Bowden, A. J. and Howarth, R. J. 305-23 Resource: Australian geology hall of fame Geological Society of Australia Australian geology hall of fame Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia 2022 ESHG Biographies Journal Article: Australian eponymous minerals and the names behind them: Simpsonite, Western Australia Stocklmayer, Vernon Australian eponymous minerals and the names behind them: Simpsonite, Western Australia 2019 Australian journal of mineralogy 20 2 37-9 Journal Article: Mineralogy at the Western Australian Museum Bevan, A. W. R.; and Downes, P. J. Mineralogy at the Western Australian Museum 2000 Australian Journal of Mineralogy 6 2 93-100 Journal Article: Geochronology in Western Australia De Laeter, J. R. Geochronology in Western Australia 2008 Australian journal of earth sciences 55 6/7 769-75 Edward Sydney Simpson - Records Western Australian Museum Edward Sydney Simpson - Records 1900 - 1939 Microfiche of field and laboratory note books 1896-1939 from originals in the Western Australian State Archives [in Library]. Microform Edward Sydney Simpson - Records State Records Office of Western Australia Edward Sydney Simpson - Records ACC 2776, AN 539 1896 - 1939 Field note books containing notes on localities visited in Western Australia 1897-1939 (2776/1-6); laboratory note books containing data on the mineral occurrences of Western Australia, 1910-39, which form the basic data for the publication "Minerals of Western Australia" (2776/7-14); laboratory note books containing written analytical methods used in Simpson's laboratory 1897-1939 (2776/15-17); laboratory note books containing Simpson's original catalogue of his mineral collection 1897-1939 (2776/18-22); laboratory note books containing Simpson's record of photographs taken 1897-1939 of localities described in 2776/7-14; laboratory note books comprising a daily log of Simpson's work as Government Mineralogist 1896-1918 (2776/25-48); overall dates 1896-1939 [48 volumes, AN 539, ACC 2776]. 48 volumes