Selwyn, Alfred Richard Cecil, 1824-1902
Variant namesAlfred Selwyn was the Director of the Geological Survey of Victoria from 1853-69.
From the description of Scrapbook, 1859-1971 [manuscript]. 1859-1971. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225461420
Selwyn, born in England on July 28th, 1824, became a geologist working in several countries including Canada, England and Australia. He was the Director of the Geological Survey of Victoria between 1853-69, and later became director of the Geological Survey of Canada between 1869 to 1894. In 1882 he was president of the section of Geological and Biological Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada. He died on October 18th, 1902.
From the description of Biographical sketch. 1904. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 224508474
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| referencedIn | Frazer family. Papers, 1779-1979 (bulk: 1860-1909) | University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center | |
| creatorOf | Selwyn, Alfred Richard Cecil, 1824-1902. Biographical sketch. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Selwyn, Alfred R. C., 1824-1902. Scrapbook, 1859-1971 [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Pittman, Joseph, 1810-1882. Letter : Melbourne, to William Frazer. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Selwyn, Alfred R. C., 1824-1902. Letter : Melbourne, to Parliamentary Library, Queensland. | Libraries Australia |
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| associatedWith | Frazer family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Melbourne. Geological Survey Office | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pittman, Joseph. | person |
| associatedWith | Pittman, Joseph, 1810-1882. | person |
| correspondedWith | Queensland. Parliamentary Library | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Royal Society of Canada. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | State Library of Victoria. Map Collection. | corporateBody |
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| Australia--Victoria |
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| Geological surveys |
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Person
Birth 1824-07-26
Death 1902-10-19
Canadians
English
