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Clunies Ross, William John (1850 - 1914)
 
Science educator
Born: 31 March 1850  London, England.  Died: 7 November 1914  Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia.
William John Clunies Ross taught at technical institutes throughout New South Wales. Some of the subjects he lectured include mineralogy, chemistry, geology, metallurgy, physiography, and geometrical drawing.
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1880Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at King's College, University of London
1882 - Fellow of the Geological Society
c. 1884Migrated to Australia (Sydney)
1885 - Resident Science Master at Bathurst, New South Wales
1904 - Chief Lecturer in Chemistry and Metallurgy at Sydney Technical College

 
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Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 18 October 2006
Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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