Alexander James Gibson
Alexander James Gibson (1876–1960) was the first professor of engineering at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Alexander James 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]
References
- ↑ Antill, J. M. Gibson, Alexander James (1876–1960). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- 1 2 "Gibson, Alexander James". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 2 February 2017.
- ↑ "EVERY MAN WANTED.". The Brisbane Courier (17,899). Queensland, Australia. 29 May 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 16 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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