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Süssmilch, Adolph Carl von de Heyde (1875 - 1946)

 
Geologist and Educator
Born: 12 February 1875  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.  Died: 6 December 1946  Burwood, New South Wales.
Adolph Carl vdH. Süssmilch was principal of the Newcastle branch Technical College from 1914-27 and assistant superintendent and principal of East Sydney Technical College from 1927-34. He published 19 scientific papers on geology and physical geography between 1905 and 1941, inclcuding some with H.I. Jensen, T.G. Taylor and Sir Edgeworth David (qq.v).

Career Highlights

Chronology
1899Joined the Department of Public Instruction
1900 - 1903Assistant at the Sydney Technical College
1903 - 1913Teacher of Geology, Mineralogy and Mining at the Sydney Technical College
1914 - 1927Principal of the Newcastle branch Technical College
1922President of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1927 - 1934Assistant Superintendent and Principal at the East Sydney Technical College
1931 - 1943Chairman of Directors of the New South Wales Society for Crippled Children
1934 - 1936Acting Superintendent of Technical Education
1935Chairman of Section C (geology) of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
1936 - 1937President of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
1939W.B. Clarke Medal received from the Royal Society of New South Wales
1941Clarke Memorial Lecturer presented to the Royal Society of New South Wales

 

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