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Knibbs, George Handley (1858 - 1929)

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Born: 13 June 1858  Redfern, New South Wales, Australia.  Died: 30 March 1929  Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.
(Sir) George Handley Knibbs was the first Commonwealth Statistician (1906-21) and a Director of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry (1921- 26). He was responsible for the production of the Commonwealth Year Book, first published in 1908, and had an international reputation for his work in vital statistics. With J.W. Turner, he was appointed Commissioner for a 1902 Royal Commission into New South Wales Education.

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1879 - 1889Licensed Surveyor within the Trigonometrical and General Survey Department of New South Wales
1881President of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1889 - 1905Lecturer in Ggeodesy, Astronomy and Hydraulics at the University of Sydney
1892President of the Institution of Surveyors
1893President of the Institution of Surveyors
1900President of the Institution of Surveyors
1902Co-Commissioner of the Royal Commission into New South Wales Education
1903 - 1905President of the Society of Child Study in New South Wales
1905 - 1906Director of Technical Education in New South Wales
1906 - 1921Commonwealth Statistician
1911Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
1921 - 1926Director of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry
1923President of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
1923Knight Bachelor (Kt cr)

 
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