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Watt, John Alexander (1868 - 1958)

Geologist and Mineralogist

Born: 1868 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 1958.

John Alexander Watt was the geologist and mineralogist on the 1894 Horn Expedition to Central Australia. He was the first science graduate from the University of Sydney to work as a geologist.

Career Highlights

Born Parramatta, New South Wales, 1868. Died Tenterfield, New South Wales, 1958.

Online Sources

McKern, H. H. G., Early Chemists of Sydney, 2006, http://members.optusnet.com.au/jph8524/McKern.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 16 September 2004

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