Austin Burton Edwards, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Austin Burton Edwards

Australian mineralogist and petrologist, 1934-1960 at CSIRO

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1909

Place of Birth: Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1960

Profession: geologist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Austin Burton Edwards (15 August 1909 – 8 October 1960) was an Australian geologist, winner of the Clarke Medal in 1960. Edwards was born in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, and was educated at Caulfield Grammar School where he was dux. He then studied at the University of Melbourne where he graduated with first-class honours in geology and obtained degrees of B.Sc.
in 1930 and D.Sc.
in 1942.Edwards published Textures of the Ore Minerals and their Significance in 1947.
In 1953, Edwards became officer-in-charge of the mineragraphic section of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
From 1941 to 1955 Edwards lectured part-time in geology at the University of Melbourne, occasionally offering postgraduate lectures.