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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-10 human Helen Morgan updated 2025-02-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003313b.htm person Timcke Edward Waldemar OBE AACR2 2 April 1890 18 July 1982 Place of Birth Payneham, South Australia, Australia Meteorologist Science administrator Edward Timcke, commonly known as Tim, was Director of the Bureau of Meteorology from 1950 to1955. He joined the Bureau in 1911 after completing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) at the University of Adelaide. Timcke was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

Edward Waldemar Timcke (Tim) joined the Bureau in Adelaide in about 1911 as a meteorological assistant. After service in France in World War I, he returned to the Sydney office of the Bureau in 1919 and moved to Melbourne in 1929. He was a candidate for the post of Director of Meteorology when Warren was appointed. He then served as deputy to Warren through and after World War II and represented him at several international meetings. As Director, he presided over a period of consolidation and staff reductions brought on by general government cutbacks in the Public Service. He was, however, able to expand the Bureau's upper air networks and establish observing stations at Heard and Macquarie Islands. A Hundred Years of Science and Service, Bureau of Meteorology, 2001.

1911 1928 Career position - Joined the Bureau of Meteorology in Adelaide 1929 1937 Career position - Senior Meteorologist (Research) in Melbourne 1938 1938 Career position - Member of the Far East Regional Commission (Meteorology) 1938 1938 Career position - Member of the International Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology 1938 1941 Career position - Supervising Meteorologist (Aviation) 1942 1949 Career position - Assistant Director of the Bureau of Meteorology 1950 1955 Career position - Director of the Bureau of Meteorology Timcke, Edward Waldemar (1890-1982)

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 'Timcke, Edward Waldemar (Tim)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Timcke, Edward Waldemar (Tim) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Weather watchers: 100 years of the Bureau of Meteorology Day, David Weather watchers: 100 years of the Bureau of Meteorology Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 2007 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001 Edward Waldemar Timcke Edward Waldemar Timcke All rights reserved.

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