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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003700b.htm person Kyngdon Francis Broughton AACR2 3 November 1848 27 May 1920 Place of Birth Southampton, Hampshire, England Place of Death Berrima District Hospital, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia Agricultural scientist Microscopist Frank Kyngdon was one of the early proponents for the establishment of an agricultural college in New South Wales. In 1888 he presented a paper to the Agricultural Society of New South Wales in which he supported the use of a proposed reformatory school for this purpose. He was an active member of the Royal Society of New South Wales, particularly its Microscopical section. 1878 Career event - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales 1878 Career event - Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society, London (FRMS) 1878 Career position - Agent in Sydney for Ross and Co., and John Browning [Importers of telescopes, microscopes, surveying instruments, theodolites, levels, binoculars, aneroids and optician supplies] 1878 1878 Life event - Arrived in Australia (Sydney) with parents and siblings 1886 1893 Career position - Joint Secretary, Royal Society of New South Wales 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1889 1889 Career position - Chairman, Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1893 1894 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of New South Wales 1894 1896 Career position - Vice-President. Royal Society of New South Wales 1896 1897 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of New South Wales Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Vice-President 1894 - 1896; Joint Secretary 1886 - 1893; Member of Council 1893 - 1894, 1896 - 1897.

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 -

 Kyngdon, F. B.

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 'Kyngdon, Francis Broughton', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Kyngdon, Francis Broughton Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000