Clarke, William Branwhite - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry

Bright Sparcs
Biographical entry

Home | Browse | Search | Previous | Next

Clarke, William Branwhite (1798 - 1878)

Online Sources

Archival/Heritage Sources

Published Sources

Geologist

Born: 2 June 1798 East Bergholt, Suffolk, England. Died: 16 June 1878 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

William Branwhite Clarke, a member of the Anglican Clergy, was an active geologist and a leading scientific figure in colonial New South Wales. In 1851-53 he was Geological Surveyor of New South Wales and reported on the southern and northern goldfields of the colony.

Online Sources

Published Sources

'Clarke, William Branwhite - Ms 28', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/academy/basser/lists/ms028.txt. [ Details ]

See Also

Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000312. [ Details ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 18 October 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
Disclaimer, Copyright and Privacy Policy
Submit any comments, questions, corrections and additions
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 26 February 2007
http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P000312b.htm

[ Foundation Supporter - Committee to Review Australian Studies in Tertiary Education ] [ Top of page | Bright Sparcs Home | Browse | Search ]