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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002217b.htm person Vallance Thomas George AACR2 23 April 1928 7 March 1993 Place of Birth Guilford, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Roseville, New South Wales, Australia Geologist Science historian Petrologist Thomas George Vallance was Associate Professor of Petrology at the University of Sydney from 1965 to 1989. His principal geological research was into the petrology of spilites (altered basaltic rocks), somewhat controversial work which contributed significantly to understanding the mechanisms acting during hot water circulation through basaltic oceanic crust. Early in his career Vallance became interested in the history of petrology but this expanded to cover just about the whole range of the history of earth science, particularly in Australia. His major work on he life of Robert Brown was published posthumously as Nature's Investigator: the diary of Robert Brown in Australia, 1801-1805 (2001). His card index of Australian mining scientists and geologists, on which he had been working since the 1960s, was published as a CD-ROM. Vallance was active in professional societies, including the Geological Society of Australia, and held office as President of the Linnean Society of New South Wales four times. Vallance is commemorated in the Tom Vallance Medal, awarded biennially by the Earth Sciences History Group of the Geological Society of Australia for work on the history of Australian geology. 1950 1950 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1951 1953 Award - Linnean Macleay Fellow (Geology), University of Sydney 1953 1954 Award - Fulbright-Smith Mundt Award, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A. 1954 1954 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney 1954 1956 Career position - Lecturer in Petrology, University of Sydney 1955 1956 Career position - Federal Secretary, Geological Society of Australia 1956 1965 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Petrology, University of Sydney 1958 1959 Career position - Chairman, New South Wales Division, Geological Society of Australia 1959 1960 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1965 1989 Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Sydney 1967 1993 Career position - Foundation Member (later Vice-President), International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO) 1968 1969 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1974 1975 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1977 1978 Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Geneva, Switzerland 1988 1989 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1992 1993 Award - Councillor Emeritus, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1993 1993 Award - Sue Tyler Friedman Medal, Geological Society of London The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Associate Professor of Petrology 1965 - 1989

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

President 1959 - 1960, 1968 - 1969, 1974 - 1975 and 1988 - 1989

 Geological Society of Australia - New South Wales Division

Chairman 1958 - 1959

 Tom Vallance Medal, Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia (2011 - )

The Medal has been awarded by the Earth Sciences History Group of the Geological Society of Australia since 2012

 Linnean Macleay Fellowship (1905 - )

Awarded the Fellowship (Geology) 1951 - 1953

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 Vallance, Thomas George (19280423-19930307)

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 'Vallance, Thomas George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Vallance, Thomas George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Conference Paper: Thomas George Vallance, 1928-1993 Branagan, David Thomas George Vallance, 1928-1993 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 ix-xxi Conference Paper: The Great Serpentine Belt of New South Wales: Evolution of Ideas from Benson through Vallance to the Present Barkas, J. P.; Aitchison, J. C. The Great Serpentine Belt of New South Wales: Evolution of Ideas from Benson through Vallance to the Present 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 241-247 Book Section: Stutchbury, Samuel (1798-1859), geologist and biologist Branagan, D. F.; Vallance, T. G. Stutchbury, Samuel (1798-1859), geologist and biologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 216-217 Journal Article: Arthur Bache Walkom 1889-1976 (Memorial series No.25) Vallance, T. G. Arthur Bache Walkom 1889-1976 (Memorial series No.25) 1978 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 102 3 148-55 Book Section: Early German Connections with Natural History, Geology and Mining in New South Wales and Queensland Vallance, T. G. Early German Connections with Natural History, Geology and Mining in New South Wales and Queensland Stuttgart Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations 1983 New Beginnings: The Germans in New South Wales and Queensland: A Commemorative Volume Johannes H. Voigt 269-278 Journal Article: Achievement in Isolation: A. W. Howitt, Pioneering Investigator of Metamorphism in Australia Vallance, T. G. Achievement in Isolation: A. W. Howitt, Pioneering Investigator of Metamorphism in Australia 1986 Earth Sciences History 5 1 39-49 Journal Article: Start of Government Science in Australia: A. W. H. Humphrey, His Majesty's Mineralogist in New South Wales, 1802-12 Vallance, T. G. Start of Government Science in Australia: A. W. H. Humphrey, His Majesty's Mineralogist in New South Wales, 1802-12 1981 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 105 2 107-146 Book Section: Wade, Arthur (1878-1951), geologist Vallance, T. G. Wade, Arthur (1878-1951), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 338-339 Journal Article: Sydney Earth and After: Mineralogy of Colonial Australia, 1788-1900 Vallance, T. G. Sydney Earth and After: Mineralogy of Colonial Australia, 1788-1900 1986 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108 149-181 Book Section: The Earth Sciences: Searching for Geological Order Branagan, David; Vallance, Thomas The Earth Sciences: Searching for Geological Order Melbourne Oxford University Press 1988 The Commonwealth of Science: ANZAAS and the Scientific Enterprise in Australasia, 1888-1988 Roy MacLeod 130-146 Journal Article: History of Science in Australia. Pt. 4: the early years of settlement Vallance, T. G. History of Science in Australia. Pt. 4: the early years of settlement 1968 Scan 1 4 11-15 Book Section: Keene, William (1798-1872), geologist Branagan, D. F.; Vallance, T. G. Keene, William (1798-1872), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1974 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q Douglas Pike 5-6 Journal Article: Jupiter botanicus in the bush: Robert Brown's Australian field work, 1801-5 Vallance, T. G. Jupiter botanicus in the bush: Robert Brown's Australian field work, 1801-5 1990 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 112 49-86 Journal Article: The Geological Society of Australasia (1885-1905) Branagan, D. F.; and Vallance, T. G. The Geological Society of Australasia (1885-1905) 1967 Journal of the Geological Society of Australia 14 2 349-51 Journal Article: William Rowan Browne 1884-1975 Vallance, T. G. William Rowan Browne 1884-1975 1979 Records of the Australian Academy of Science 4 1 65-81 Book Section: Carne, Joseph Edmund (1855-1922), geologist Vallance, T. G. Carne, Joseph Edmund (1855-1922), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1979 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 565-566 Book: Nature's Investigator: the Diary of Robert Brown in Australia, 1801-1805 Vallance, T. G.; Moore, D.T.; and Groves, E. W. Nature's Investigator: the Diary of Robert Brown in Australia, 1801-1805 Canberra Australian Biological Resources Study 2001 Journal Article: Gilbert Percy Whitley, 1903 - 1975 (Memorial series, no. 23) Vallance, T. G. Gilbert Percy Whitley, 1903 - 1975 (Memorial series, no. 23) 1977 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 101 4 256-60 Journal Article: A key to the memorial series of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (1928 - 1978) Vallance, T. G. A key to the memorial series of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (1928 - 1978) 1979 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 103 1 133-4 Journal Article: Pioneers and leaders - a record of Australian palaeontology in the nineteenth century Vallance, T. G. Pioneers and leaders - a record of Australian palaeontology in the nineteenth century 1978 Alcheringa 2 243-50 Book Section: Dun, William Sutherland (1868-1934), palaeontologist Branagan, D. F.; Vallance, T. G. Dun, William Sutherland (1868-1934), palaeontologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1981 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 364 Book Section: Maitland, Andres Gibb (1864-1951), geologist Vallance, T. G. Maitland, Andres Gibb (1864-1951), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 386-387 Journal Article: Origins of Australian Geology Vallance, T. G. Origins of Australian Geology 1975 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 100 13-43 Journal Article: William Rowan Browne, 1884 - 1975 (Memorial series, no. 24) Vallance, T. G. William Rowan Browne, 1884 - 1975 (Memorial series, no. 24) 1977 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 102 2 76-84 Journal Article: Geological Aspects of the Voyage of H.M.S. Investigator in Australian Waters, 1801-5 Vallance, T. G.; and Moore, D. T. Geological Aspects of the Voyage of H.M.S. Investigator in Australian Waters, 1801-5 1982 Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Historical Series 10 1 1-43 Book Section: David, Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth (1858-1934), geologist Vallance, T. G.; Branagan, D. F. David, Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth (1858-1934), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1981 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 218-221 Book Section: Murray, Reginald Augustus Frederick (1846-1925), geologist Vallance, T. G.; Branagan, D. F. Murray, Reginald Augustus Frederick (1846-1925), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1974 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q Douglas Pike 321-322 Book Section: The Fuss About Coal: Troubled Relations between Palaeonbotany and Geology Vallance, T. G. The Fuss About Coal: Troubled Relations between Palaeonbotany and Geology Sydney Academic Press 1981 Plants and Man in Australia D. J. Carr and S. G. M. Carr 136-76 Book Section: Browne, William Rowan (1884-1975), geologist and teacher Vallance, T. G. Browne, William Rowan (1884-1975), geologist and teacher Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 280-282 Book Section: Laseron, Charles Francis (1887-1959), naturalist and connoisseur Vallance, T. G. Laseron, Charles Francis (1887-1959), naturalist and connoisseur Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 675-676 Journal Article: History of Science in Australia. Pt. 7. Beginning of the geological system Vallance, T. G. History of Science in Australia. Pt. 7. Beginning of the geological system 1968 Scan 1 7/8 28-34 Book Section: Edwards, Austin Burton (1909-1960), geologist Vallance, T. G. Edwards, Austin Burton (1909-1960), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 81-82 Resource Section: Vallance, Thomas George (Tom) (1928 - 1993), petrologist and historian of science Branagan, D. F. Vallance, Thomas George (Tom) (1928 - 1993), petrologist and historian of science Canberra National Centre of Biography, Australian National University 2017 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 19: 1991 - 1995 A-Z Book: Dr. John Lhotsky : the turbulent Australian writer, naturalist and explorer Melbourne Kruta, V. et al. Dr. John Lhotsky : the turbulent Australian writer, naturalist and explorer Melbourne Melbourne Australia Felix Literary Club 1977 Edited Book: The Commonwealth of Science: ANZAAS and the Scientific Enterprise in Australasia, 1888-1988 MacLeod, Roy The Commonwealth of Science: ANZAAS and the Scientific Enterprise in Australasia, 1888-1988 Melbourne Oxford University Press 1988