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Hogan, John (1912 - 1978)

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Meteorologist

Born: 29 February 1912 Boulder City, Western Australia, Australia. Died: 1978.

John Hogan worked for the Bureau of Meteorology from 1937 to 1972, retiring as Deputy Director in Adelaide. He was also President of the Australian Meteorological Association and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Administration, South Australia. Hogan was educated at the Christian Brothers' School Kalgoorlie before studying science at the University of Western Australia.

Career Highlights

Alternative Names: Hogan, Doc

Chronology
1931 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Western Australia
1933 - 1937 Scientific Officer with the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism and Electricity at the Carnegie Institute Washington in Watheroo, Western Australia
1937 - Joined the Bureau of Meteorology
1938 - 1940 Officer in charge of New Guinea Meteorological Services in Port Moresby
1940 - 1953 Served in Bureau's Melbourne and Perth offices
1941 - 1946 Squadron Leader with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAF)
1943 - 1946 Officer in charge of the Indian Ocean Forecasting Section
1946 Issued the first maximum temperature forecasts in Australia
1953 - 1972 Deputy Director of the Bureau of Meteorology in Adelaide
1970 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

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See Also

Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P003261. [ Details ]

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

Prepared by: Helen Morgan
Created: 10 May 2001
Modified: 18 December 2006

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