Chair of Natural Philosophy, Faculty of Science - Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne Unit entry

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Chair of Natural Philosophy (1882 - 1944)

Faculty of Science

Function: Professorial Chair

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The chair of Natural Philosophy (Physics) was founded in 1882 in the Faculty of Medicine with Henry Martyn Andrew as its first professor. It was transferred to the Faculty of Science in 1903.

Previous and Subsequent Entities

1882 - 1944 Chair of Natural Philosophy
1945 - 1995 Chair of Physics, Chamber of Manufactures

Academic Department

Department of Natural Philosophy, Faculty of Science (1882 - 1944)
[1882 - 1944]

Professors

Andrew, Henry Martyn ( - 1888)
First Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Melbourne

[1882 - 1888]
Laby, Thomas Howell (1880 - 1946)
[1915 - 1944]
Lyle, Thomas Ranken
[1889 - 1914]

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Prepared by: Carolyn Rasmussen & Rachel Tropea
Created: 17 September 2001
Modified: 21 November 2001

Published by Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, October 2001
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: http://www.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/about/inquiries.html#comment
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 16 November 2009
http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/umfs/biogs/UMFS213b.htm

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