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Robinson, Herbert Edward (1857? - 1933)

Map publisher

Born: 1857? Winchster, Hampshire, England. Died: 17 January 1933 Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.

Herbert Edward Robinson was the founder of H.E.C. Robinson Ltd, which became a subsidiary of Angus & Robertson in 1959. He was a friend and technical collaborator of Sir Edgeworth David and helped to produce David's monumental large-scale "Geological Map of the Commonwealth of Australia" in 1932.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1858 Baptised
c. 1863 Arrived in Australia (New South Wales?)
c. 1879 Draughtsman in the Public Service
1882 - 1888 Higinbotham, Robinson & Harrison established
1885 Founder of the (Royal) Geographical Society of Australasia
c. 1889 - c. 1894 Contract Draughtsman with the Department of Mines
1895 Map-publishing business established
1917 H.E.C. Robinson Ltd officially incorporated
1923 Delegate to the 1923 Sydney Regional Plan Convention
1925 Premier Street Guide company bought out

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 2 August 2006

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