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Jauncey, George Eric Macdonnell (1888 - 1947)

Physicist

Born: 21 September 1888 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Died: 19 June 1947 St Louis, Missouri, United States of America.

George Eric M. Jauncey moved to the United States of America for postgraduate studies in physics in 1912 and remained there for the rest of his life. He taught physics at many American institutes, becoming a professor, and authored at least one publication in an Australian journal.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1909 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Adelaide
1911 - 1913 1851 Exhibition Scholar
1912 - 1913 Doctor of Philosophy? (PhD) completed at the University of Leeds, UK
1913 - 1914 Demonstrator in Physics at the University of Toronto in Canada
1914 - 1916 Instructor in Physics at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, USA
1916 Master of Science (MS) completed at Lehigh University
1916 - 1918 Instructor in Physics at the University of Missouri
1919 - 1920 Instructor in Physics at Iowa State College
1920 - 1921 Instructor in Physics at Washington University in St Louis
1921 - 1924 Assistant Professor in Physics at Washington University
1922 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Adelaide
1924 - 1930 Associate Professor of Physics at Washington University
1930 - 1947 Professor of Physics at Washington University

Online Sources

Published Sources

'Jauncey, George Eric Macdonnell', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001706p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 29 January 2007

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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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