Professor Alexander James Gibson, 3 April 1911

Alexander James Gibson (1876–1960) was the first professor of engineering at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Gibson was born on 18 December 1876 at Hanover Square, London, son of Edward Morris Gibson, articled clerk and later solicitor, and his wife Martha, née James.[2]

He was educated at Alleyn's College of God's Gift (Dulwich College) and served an apprenticeship with the Thames Iron Works, Ship Building & Engineering Co. at Blackwall, London.[2]

He was a member of the Queensland Recruiting Committee during World War I.[3] During the Great Depression he was the president of the All for Australia League.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Antill, J. M. Gibson, Alexander James (1876–1960). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. 1 2 "Gibson, Alexander James". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 2 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "EVERY MAN WANTED". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 899. Queensland, Australia. 29 May 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 16 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Matthews, Trevor (1969). "The All for Australia League". Labour History. 17 (17): 136–147. doi:10.2307/27507959. JSTOR 27507959.

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