HERCUS, Eric Oswald

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Australia's representative in Copenhagen During WWII he was a member of the Optical Munitions Panel (1940-45) & worked on design & manufacture of optical equipment for the armed forces. Also lectured on radar to military personnel.

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1891

Birth in Dunedin --, New Zealand 23 June 1891
1908

Early education at Otago Boy's High School, Otago, New Zealand 1908
1912

Tertiary education at Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand 1912
1913

Tertiary education at Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand 1913
1914

Physicist at Trinity College -- Cambridge, England 1 October 1914
1915

Military service as Radiography Instructor at Malta --, Malta 1 April 1915
1916

Military service as Lieutenant 21 September 1916
1919

Lecturer at Parkville -University of Melbourne- VIC, Australia 1919
1919

Demobilised 13 Jan 1919
1923

Senior Lecturer at Parkville -University of Melbourne- VIC, Australia 1923
1923

Member of Institute of Physics since 1923
1924

Married 29 Jan 1924 at Christchurch [ New Zealand ]
1928

Tertiary education at University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia 1928
1931

Associate Professor at Parkville -University of Melbourne- VIC, Australia 1931
1956

Retired 1956
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Member of Australia & NZ Association for the Advancement of Science
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Member of Australian National Research Council
1962

Death in Sandringham -- VIC, Australia 30 June 1962

Gender

Male