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Beavis, Francis Clifford (1924 - )

Geologist, Palaeontologist and Lawyer

Born: 1 August 1924 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Francis Clifford Beavis was Professor of Engineering Geology at the University of New South Wales 1973-86. Earlier he was a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne 1956-73 and had worked as an engineering geologist for the S.E.C. Victoria 1948-56. Beavis was educated at the Universities of Melbourne (BSc, PhD), Cambridge (MA), and New South Wales (LLB).

Career Highlights

Chronology
1948 - 1957 Engineering Geologist State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC)
1957 - 1973 Senior Lecturer in Geology at the University of Melbourne
1973 - 1979 Head of the School of Applied Geology at the University of New South Wales
1973 - 1986 Foundation Professor of Engineering Geology at the University of New South Wales
1978 President of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1984 Head of the School of Applied Geology at the University of New South Wales
1986 - Emeritus Professor of Engineering Geology at the University of New South Wales
1987 - 1994 Barrister at Law
1992 - Consultant Geologist

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 30 May 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
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