People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

16 June, 1845
Rochford, Essex, England

Death

14 March, 1909 (aged 63)
Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

stroke

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• English
• French

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Baptist

Education

• Flinders National Grammar School (Vic)
• University of Melbourne

Occupation or Descriptor

• academic
• benefactor (general)
• civil engineer
• public servant

Military Service

• Boer War

Key Events

• Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880
• Railways strike (Vic), 1903
• Royal Commission on Bridges, NSW, 1884-86
• Royal Commission on the University of Melbourne, 1903
• Waterfront strike (Vic), 1886

Key Organisations

• Institution of Engineers, Australia (Vic)
• Royal Geographical Society (Vic)
• Royal Society of Victoria
• Australian Antarctic Committee
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University

Workplaces

• University of Melbourne