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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001373b.htm person Skeats Ernest Willington AACR2 1 November 1875 20 January 1953 Place of Birth Berais Town, Hampshire, England Place of Death Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia Geologist University Administrator Ernest Skeats was Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Melbourne 1904-1941, and published widely in the field but with emphasis on petrology and stratigraphy. President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1910-1911.

Portrait of Skeats by Max Meldrum at the University of Melbourne.

1897 Career position - Demonstrator in Geology, Royal College of Science 1899 1899 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of London 1899 1953 Career position - Member, Geologists' Association 1902 1902 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London 1904 1941 Career position - Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Melbourne 1906 1953 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of Victoria 1909 1909 Career position - President, Section C (Geology and Mineralogy), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1910 1911 Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria 1910 1915 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne 1914 1914 Career position - Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section C (Geology), British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting 1919 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Geology), Australian National Research Council 1922 1924 Career position - President, Professorial Board, University of Melbourne 1924 1925 Career position - President, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1929 1929 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1929 1953 Career position - Trustee, Royal Society of Victoria 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1937 1937 Award - Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1941 1953 Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne 1952 1953 Award - Honorary Member, Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

President, Section C (Geology and Mineralogy) 1909

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

Foundation Member (Geology) 1919 -

 Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (1893 - )

President 1924 - 1925; Honorary Member 1952.

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Professor of Geology and Mineralogy 1904 - 1941; President, Professorial Board 1922 - 1924

 Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (1904 - 2006)

Awarded the Medal 1937

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

Awarded the Medal 1929

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

President 1910 - 1911

 British Association for the Advancement of Science 84th Meeting (1914)

Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section C (Geology) 1914

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

Fellow 1937 -

 Conference convened by the Prime Minister, S.M. Bruce, to consider the reorganisation of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, 30 May and 1 June 1925

Representative of Victoria

 Wallaby Club (1894 - )

President 1911 - 1912

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 'Skeats, Ernest Willington', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Skeats, Ernest Willington Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Ernest Willington Skeats Hills, E. S. Ernest Willington Skeats 1955 Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 66 1-2 164-65 Journal Article: Obituary: Ernest Willington Skeats Edwards, A. B. Obituary: Ernest Willington Skeats 1953 Australian Journal of Science 15 4 127-128 Journal Article: The petrological and experimental aspects of the main road problem in Victoria (Lecture & Discussion) Skeats, Ernest Willington; and Summers, H. S. The petrological and experimental aspects of the main road problem in Victoria (Lecture & Discussion) 1912 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XII 232-240 Journal Article: Obituary: Sir Colin Fraser Skeats, Ernest W. Obituary: Sir Colin Fraser 1944 Australian Journal of Science 6 6 176 Book: Some Founders of Australian Geology Skeats, E. W. Some Founders of Australian Geology Sydney 1934 Book: The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Currie, George; Graham, John The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Melbourne CSIRO 1966 Journal Article: Edwin Sherbon Hills, 1906-1986 Hill, Dorothy Edwin Sherbon Hills, 1906-1986 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 1 79-95 Resource: Science and the making of Victoria Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Science and the making of Victoria 2001 Ernest Willington Skeats - Records Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies Ernest Willington Skeats - Records 1925 - 1950 Information in the official records of the CSIR/O c1925-50. Ernest Willington Skeats - Records University of Melbourne Museum of Art Ernest Willington Skeats - Records 0000.44 1941 Portrait painting of Skeats by Max Meldrum, oil on board, 1941 [0000.44]. 1 item Artwork Ernest Willington Skeats - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Ernest Willington Skeats - Records MS 041 1953 Biographical material c1953. 0.002 m, 4 pages Skeats, Ernest Willington Portrait Skeats, Ernest Willington Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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