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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-02-12 human Helen Cohn updated 2022-07-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006260b.htm person Francis George AACR2 Chemist Assayer George Francis was an analytical chemist and Fellow of the Chemical Society who, after arriving in South Australia in 1850, was engaged in various enterprises including mineral exploration and food production. In the late 1870s he was engaged by the colonial Government to investigate the poisoning of sheep around Lake Alexandrina. He determined the cause to be toxic blue-green algal blooms. Francis continued his investigations into South Australia's water supply into the 1880s. 1850 1850 Life event - Settled in South Australia 'Francis, George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Francis, George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Short instructions for rearing silkworms (in small quantities), in private families Francis, G. Short instructions for rearing silkworms (in small quantities), in private families Adelaide W. C. Sims, Steam Printer 1870 Journal Article: George Francis: a pioneer in the investigation of the quality of South Australia's drinking water sources (1878-1883) Codd, Geoffrey A.; Morton, Hayley and Baker, Peter D. George Francis: a pioneer in the investigation of the quality of South Australia's drinking water sources (1878-1883) 2015 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 139 2 164-70 Journal Article: This "sluggish contented insect": eggs by the millions and teeming caterpillars − the rise and tumble of the silkworm industry in South Australia Jolley, Bridget This "sluggish contented insect": eggs by the millions and teeming caterpillars − the rise and tumble of the silkworm industry in South Australia 2019 Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia 47 49-67