Pritchard, George Baxter (1869 - 1956)

Born
17 October 1869
Gravesend, Kent, England
Died
2 August 1956
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Geologist
Summary

George Baxter Pritchard was appointed instructor in geology at the Working Men's College in 1892. Later, he was also appointed instructor in mineralogy. In 1898 he became the head of the College's Department of Mining and Metallurgy, retiring from this position in 1934 (Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 475; SER-09907, 17 December 1934, p. 1495, RMIT University Archives ).

Related Organisations

Archival Resources

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

  • Working Men's College / Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1932 - 1936 - No. 7 22 August 1932 - 14 December 1936 1216-1735, 1932 - 1936, Item no. SER-09907, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

Published Resources

Books

  • Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987. Details

Webpages

Sources used to compile this entry: Darragh, Thomas A., Pritchard, George Baxter (1869-1956), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006. Also available at https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pritchard-george-baxter-8121; Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987; Working Men's College / Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1932 - 1936 - No. 7 22 August 1932 - 14 December 1936 1216-1735, 1932 - 1936, Item no. SER-09907, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives.

Created: 23 November 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024