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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002473b.htm person Osborne George Davenport AACR2 6 August 1899 5 October 1955 Place of Birth Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia Geologist Academic George Osborne taught geology at the University of Sydney from 1921 to 1955, becoming Reader in 1949. He wrote "Structural Evolution of the Hunter-Manning-Myall Province" in 1950. 1921 1921 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1925 1925 Award - Linnean Macleay Fellowship (Geology), for study at the University of Sydney 1926 1945 Career position - Lecturer and demonstrator, Geology, University of Sydney 1928 1928 Career event - Elected Associate Member (Geology), Australian National Research Council 1929 1929 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney 1930 1931 Career position - Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge 1932 1932 Career event - Elected Member (Geology), Australian National Research Council 1933 Career position - Taught evening classes, Sydney Technical College 1933 1934 Career position - President, Sydney University Union 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1938 1939 Career position - Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1939 1939 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1944 1944 Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1945 1949 Career position - Senior lecturer, Geology, University of Sydney 1947 1948 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales 1949 1955 Career position - Reader in Geology, University of Sydney 1950 1950 Publication - Book: The structural evolution of the Hunter-Manning-Myall Province, New South Wales Linnean Macleay Fellowship (1905 - )

Awarded the Fellowship (Geology) 1925

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Reader in Geology 1949 - 1955; Senior lecturer, Geology 1945 - 1949.

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

President 1944

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

President 1947 - 1948

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

Member (Geology) 1932 - ; Associate Member (Geology) 1928 - 1932

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

Fellow 1937 -

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 Osborne, George Davenport (1899-1955)

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 'Osborne, George Davenport', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Osborne, George Davenport Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: George Davenport Osborne Browne, W. R. Obituary: George Davenport Osborne 1955 Australian Journal of Science 18 2 52-53 Journal Article: Presidential address, Seventy-third Annual General Meeting: A review of some of the stratigraphy, structure and physiography of the Sydney Basin Osborne, G. D. Presidential address, Seventy-third Annual General Meeting: A review of some of the stratigraphy, structure and physiography of the Sydney Basin 1948 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 73 335-340 i-xxxvii Journal Article: George Davenport Osborne, 1899-1955 (Memorial series, no. 15) W. R. Browne [ie William R. Browne] George Davenport Osborne, 1899-1955 (Memorial series, no. 15) 1957 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 82 2 252-256 Dr J.H. Rattigan map collection [cartographic material] National Library of Australia Dr J.H. Rattigan map collection [cartographic material] MAP Dr J.H. Rattigan Map Collection (Rare Map Room) 1928 Ms. geological maps of the Hunter River Valley hand drawn by G.D. Osborne of Sydney University and collected by Dr. J.H. Rattigan. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.