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Adair, John Frederick (1851 - 1913)

Physicist

Born: 1851 Dublin, Ireland. Died: 1 April 1913 Dublin, Ireland.

John Frederick Adair was demonstrator in physics at the University of Sydney 1887-90. Earlier he was a fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge 1879-85. He was a keen cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Dublin University.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1873 Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at Trinity College Dublin
1878 - 1879 Assistant Master at Derby School, UK
1879 - 1885 Fellow of Pembroke College
1887 - 1890 Physics Demonstrator at the University of Sydney

Online Sources

'Adair, John Frederick', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001579p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 22 December 2004

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