Ben Dickinson
Sir Samuel Benson Dickinson
Life and career
Dickinson was born in Hobart, a son of Sydney Rushbrook Dickinson (died 1 April 1949)[1] and Margaret Dickinson. He was educated at Haileybury College, Melbourne, where his father was headmaster, and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated BSc (1939) and MSc.[2]
He worked for the Commonwealth government on the North Australian Aerial Geological and Geophysical Survey (1935โ1936), was a geologist for
He married Jessia Helen Ward (4 March 1910 - 16 March 1993) on 22 November 1941 in Adelaide. They had two sons.[3][4]
He was appointed Deputy-Director of Mines and Deputy Government Geologist in the Mines Department in 1942,
In 1956, Dickinson resigned from the South Australian Public Service and took the position of director of exploration for
He was survived by his sons from his first marriage as well as his second wife and their two children.[3]
The
Recognition
- He was knighted in 1980.[9][10]
- He is commemorated by a bronze plaque on North Terrace, Adelaide, a supplementary addition to the original 150 plaques.
- He was elected a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FAusIMM)[11]
References
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 29308. Victoria, Australia. 2 April 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c Dickinson, S. B. (Samuel Benson) (1994), Papers of Samuel Benson Dickinson 1940–1994, retrieved 20 May 2018 – via trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ a b c d Keith Johns (June 2000). "Biography". Geographical Society of Australia.
- ^ "Sir Samuel Benson Dickinson b. 1 Feb 1912 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia d. 2 Feb 2000: The Rex Sinnott Site".
- ^ "untitled". The News (Adelaide). Vol. 39, no. 5, 948. South Australia. 20 August 1942. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Men who keep the wheels of State moving". The News (Adelaide). Vol. 60, no. 9, 175. South Australia. 5 January 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 20 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 36, no. 1, 843. South Australia. 20 September 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 20 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Eig, Karsten. "EDIACARANS: THE FOSSILS THAT SHOULD NOT BE THERE". Adventures in geology - Karsten Eig.
- ^ Honours and Awards, 15 September 1980, The London Gazette, Issue 48309,
- ^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours list for 1980". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 333. Australian Capital Territory. 14 June 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 20 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ https://www.ausimm.com.au/content/docs/bulletin_dec09_content.pdf, p. 94