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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-11-13 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-05-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006139b.htm person Mann James AACR2 c. 1857 14 October 1921 Place of Death Geelong, Victoria, Australia Engineer Research scientist James Mann was a leading researcher and authority on determining the strength and durability of Australasian timbers, and pioneered methods for identifying species using microscopic examination, and splinter tests. Mann was Government research scholar at the School of Engineering, University of Melbourne, 1910-1912, and was in charge of the Engineering Laboratory for 20 years, including the period when Professor W. C. Kernot occupied the chair of engineering.

James Mann wrote and presented several papers in conjunction with the Victorian Institute of Engineers, the Royal Society of Victoria, and other technical bodies, and was consulted by the Victorian Forests Department after it was formed in 1908.

He published a text book Australian Timber: its strength, durability and identification, 1900. An extended second edition was published in 1921, that included more detailed research based on test samples with known age, forest location, and soil conditions, as well as including details about imported timber species from Papua, Burma, New Guinea and New Zealand.

These text are internationally recognised by the 'International Association of Wood Anatomists' for identification of hardwood specimens.

 Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne (1860 - )

James Mann was in charge of the Engineering Laboratory, School of Engineering,1889-1912

 Kernot, William Charles (1845 - 1909)

James Mann was in charge of the Engineering Laboratory, School of Engineering, from c.1889-1909 when Kernot was Professor.

 'Mann, James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mann, James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Australian timbers for engineering purposes Mann, James Australian timbers for engineering purposes 1913 Commonwealth Engineer 1 1 14-16 Book: Australian timber, its strength, durabilty, and identification Mann, James Australian timber, its strength, durabilty, and identification Melbourne, Victoria Walker, May & Co. 1900 Journal Article: Australian timbers: present day practice in Australia, and some original experiments (Paper & Discussion) Mann, James Australian timbers: present day practice in Australia, and some original experiments (Paper & Discussion) 1905 Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. V 106-137, 149-151