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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001788b.htm person Rathgeber Henri Daniel AACR2 11 June 1908 20 June 1995 Place of Birth Paris, France Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Physicist Henri Rathgeber was a senior lecturer in physics at the University of Sydney from 1953-1965 and Reader in Physics 1965-1973. He was educated at Tech. Hochschule Stuttgart (DIng) in Germany. His principal area of research was cosmic rays, but he also became known for his contributions to entropy in relation to employment and economics. 1934 1934 Education - Completed undergraduate degree at the Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart, Germany 1938 1938 Education - Completed doctorate in physics at the Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart, Germany 1939 1940 Career position - Physicist at Pyrox Pty Ltd in Melbourne 1940 1946 Career position - Research physicist (part time), Optical Munitions Panel 1946 1951 Career position - Research Fellow in Physics, University of Melbourne 1952 1952 Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), Univerfsity of Melbourne 1953 1965 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Sydney 1965 1973 Career position - Reader in Physics, University of Sydney 1973 1973 Life event - Retired The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Reader in Physics 1965 - 1973

 David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne (1904 - )

Awarded the Prize (jointly) 1952

 Optical Munitions Panel (1940 - 1945)

Associated with the Panel, 1940 - 1945, through his work as a researcher in optics at the University of Melbourne [under Professor Thomas Laby]

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 Rathgeber, Henri Daniel (1908-1995)

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 'Rathgeber, Henri Daniel', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Rathgeber, Henri Daniel Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Rathgeber, Henri Daniel Rathgeber, Henri Daniel Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: 100 years of cosmic rays - an Australian perspective: part 2, Tasmania Humble, John; Dildig, Marc 100 years of cosmic rays - an Australian perspective: part 2, Tasmania 2013 Australian Physics 50 6 195-9