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Inglis, Alexander (1845 - 1921)

Surveyor and Merchant seaman

Born: 26 January 1845 Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. Died: 1 May 1921 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Alexander Inglis was an established seaman who migrated to Australia and became the Harbourmaster of Port Adelaide (1881-1915). He also researched and (co-) authored several articles on the tides of South Australia.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1860 - 1870 Merchant seaman
1870 - 1880 Ship's Captain
1880 - 1881 Shipwright's Surveyor and Examiner of Mates in South Australia
1881 - 1915 Harbourmaster in Port Adelaide

Online Sources

'Inglis, Alexander', 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/P001704p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 23 June 2005

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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