Taylor, Thomas Griffith

Book of Remembrance entry

Taylor held a senior research position with the Weather Service which during World War One was linked with the Intelligence Branch under the control of Department of Home Affairs. Lecturer in Meteorology at the Commonwealth Flying School (1914-1918) and in Physiography at the University of Melbourne.From ADB entry

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1880

Birth in Walthamstow -- Essex, England 1 December 1880
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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
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Early education at The King's School, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
1898

Clerk at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1898
1904

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1904
1905

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1905
1907

Demonstrator Geology and Physical Geography at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1907
1909

Tertiary education at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England 1909
1909

Member of Geological Society of London since 1909
1911

Physiographer at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1911
1916

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1916
1919

Member of Australian National Research Council since 1919
1920

Jardine, Fitzroy
1920

Associate Professor Department of Geology & Physical Geography at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1920
1928

Chair of Geography at Chicago -- Illinois, USA 1928
1935

Professor of Geography at University of Toronto -- Ontario, Canada 1935
1951

Member of Canadian Association of Geographers since 1951
1954

Member of Australian Academy of Science since 1954
1959

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1959
1959

Member of Institute of Australian Geographers since 1959
1963

Death in Manly -- NSW, Australia 5 November 1963

Gender

Male

From the archives

Portrait of Thomas Griffith Taylor [ jpg ]

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