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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002523b.htm person Robinson Herbert Edward AACR2 1857? 17 January 1933 Place of Birth Winchester, Hampshire, England Place of Death Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia Map publisher Herbert Robinson was the founder of H.E.C. Robinson Ltd, which became a subsidiary of Angus & Robertson in 1959. He was a friend and technical collaborator of Sir Edgeworth David and helped to produce David's monumental large-scale "Geological Map of the Commonwealth of Australia" in 1932. 6 January 1858 6 January 1858 Life event - Baptised c. 1863 c. 1863 Life event - Arrived in Australia (New South Wales?) c. 1879 c. 1879 Career position - Draughtsman in the Public Service 1882 1888 Career position - Higinbotham, Robinson & Harrison established 1885 1885 Career position - Founder of the (Royal) Geographical Society of Australasia c. 1889 c. 1894 Career position - Contract Draughtsman with the Department of Mines 1895 1895 Career position - Map-publishing business established 1917 1917 Career position - H.E.C. Robinson Ltd officially incorporated 1923 1923 Career position - Delegate to the 1923 Sydney Regional Plan Convention 1925 1925 Career position - Premier Street Guide company bought out

Wikidata

 Robinson, Herbert Edward Cooper (1857-19330117)

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 'Robinson, Herbert Edward', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Robinson, Herbert Edward Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation