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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-05-08 human Rebecca Rigby; Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005103b.htm person Milner Samuel Roslington FRS AACR2 22 August 1875 12 August 1958 Place of Birth Dodworth, Yorkshire, United Kingdom Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Educator Physicist Ross Milner was an English physicist with a strong interest in the physics of electrolytes and electro-magnetic fields. He lectured in physics at both Manchester and Sheffield Universities. From 1917 until his retirement in 1940 he held the position of Chair of Physics at Sheffield University. In 1952, he emigrated with his wife to Sydney, Australia to join their son, Christopher J. Milner, who had taken up the position of Chair of Applied Physics at the University of New South Wales. 1895 c. 1897 Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship, to continue studies in Physics 1897 1898 Education - Doctoral Research at Institüt für Physikalische Chemie, University of Göttingen 1898 1900 Career position - Demonstrator in physics, Owens College, University of Manchester, England 1901 c. 1914 Career position - Lecturer in Physics, Firth College (later Sheffield University), 1914 c. 1917 Military service - Assistant radiographer, RAMC, Third Northern General Hospital 1917 1940 Career position - Chair of Physics, Sheffield University, England 1921 1921 Career event - Professor of Physics, Sheffield University, England 1922 1922 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1940 1940 Life event - Retired from Sheffield University Milner, Christopher John (Kit) (1912 - 1998) 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship: 1895-1897. [Continued studies in Physics]

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 Milner, Samuel Roslington (18750822-19580812)

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 'Milner, Samuel Roslington (Ross)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Milner, Samuel Roslington (Ross) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation