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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2024-09-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001576b.htm person Abbott Robert AACR2 c. 1861 27 July 1936 Place of Birth London, Middlesex, England Place of Death Nambour, Queensland, Australia Surveyor Robert Abbott was a licensed surveyor in South Australia, Victoria and Queensland. He arrived in South Australia at an early age, was employed as a chainman, studied and became a surveyor under G. W. Goyder, South Australian Surveyor-General's Department 1877-1881. He moved to Victoria, worked with the well-known engineer J. M. Coane, and became a licensed surveyor in 1883. He migrated to Queensland, where he followed his profession for many years and in many parts of the State, including Cairns, Brisbane, Ipswich, Maryborough and Hughenden, finally settling at Nambour. He was a foundation member of the Queensland Branch, Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, and the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science.

Both his father and mother were personal friends of Charles Dickens and Lord Lytton, and were both descendants of Archbishops of Canterbury. Robert Abbott received his early tuition from Frances Ridley Havergall, a writer of many hymns.

1877 1881 Career position - Chainman, later surveyor of the South Australian Surveyor-Generals Department 1881 1881 Career event - Licensed Surveyor in South Australia 1882 c. 1885 Career position - Surveyor, working with engineer J. M. Coane 1883 1883 Career event - Licensed Surveyor in Victoria 1885 1885 Career event - Licensed Surveyor, Queensland c. 1885 1936 Career position - Consulting surveyor, Queensland 1886 1886 Career event - Member, Queensland Branch, Royal Geographical Society of Australasia 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1888 1888 Career event - Licensed Surveyor, Queensland, under the Real Property Acts of 1861 and 1877 Coane, John Montgomery (1848 - 1923)

Robert Abbot was a surveyor working with John Coane

 Thomson, James Park (1854 - 1941)

James Thomson and Robert Abbott were associated through the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 -

 Abbott, Robert

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 'Abbott, Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Abbott, Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Abbott, Robert Abbott, Robert Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: The maintenance of energy Abbott, Robert The maintenance of energy Royal Society of Victoria 1889 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 1 12-20 Journal Article: Obituary : Mr Robert Abbot[t] Obituary : Mr Robert Abbot[t] 1936 The Australian Surveyor 6 3 126