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Mahony, Daniel James (1878 - 1944)

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Geologist

Born: 25 March 1878 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 27 September 1944 Melbourne, Victoria.

Daniel James Mahony was Director of the National Museum of Victoria 1931-44 and President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1939-40. He served in the Royal Artillery on the Western Front in the First World War.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1902 - 1904 Demonstrator in Geology at the University of Melbourne
1904 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed
1906 Petrologist in the Mines Department of Victoria (temporary appointment)
1906 Master of Science (MSc) completed
1912 Deputized at the University of Adelaide for Douglas Mawson during Mawson's Antarctic expedition
1915 Petrologist in the Mines Department of Victoria (permanent appointment)
1931 Director of the National Museum of Victoria
1937 Founding member of the Art Galleries and Museums Association of Australia and New Zealand
1939 - 1940 President of the Royal Society of Victoria

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Prepared by: Joanne Evans
Created: 24 August 2000
Modified: 4 December 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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