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Foley, James Charles (1892 - 1967)

Meteorologist

Born: 19 June 1892 Broadford, Victoria, Australia. Died: 23 January 1967.

James Charles Foley was Chief Scientific Officer of the Bureau of Meteorology from the end of the Second World War until his retirement in 1957, specialising in climatology. He was a member of the Bureau for forty-six years. Foley was educated at the University of Tasmania (BSc).

Career Highlights

Chronology
1908 - 1909 Telegraph Messenger in Strahan, Tasmania
1912 - c. 1922 Clerk in the Bureau of Meteorology in Hobart
1922 - 1937 Divisional Meteorologist in Tasmania
1938 - 1947 Supervising Meteorologist in Climatology at the Bureau in Melbourne
1948 - 1957 Chief Scientific Officer at the Bureau
1957 Retired

Online Sources

See Also

Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P003247. [ Details ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001
Modified: 28 August 2006

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