Biographical entry Aickin, James Lee (1875 - 1938)

Born: 5 January 1875
Culleybackey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died: 10 February 1938
Alfred Hospital, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Schoolmaster
Summary: MA, BSc, MSc.
University of Melbourne, Wyselaskie Scholarship in Mathematics (proxime accessit) 1896.
Trinity College, Resident from 1895 to 1899.
Ormond College, Lecturer in Chemistry 1900.
Melbourne University Union, Secretary from 1898 to 1899 and Chairman from 1900 to 1901.
Dixson University Scholar in Natural Philosophy 1896 and in Mathematics 1898.
University of Melbourne, Standing Committee of Convocation from 1923 to c.1931

1892 - 1893: Education - Melbourne Grammar School, equal head and school prefect.
1895 - 1899: Trinity College - Resident
1896: University of Melbourne - Dixson Scholarship In Natural Philosophy
1896: University of Melbourne - Wyselaskie Scholarship in Mathematics (proxime accessit)
1898: University of Melbourne - Dixson Scholarship in Mathematics
1898 - 1899: University of Melbourne - Secretary off the Student Union
1900: Trinity College - Teacher in Natural Philosophy
1900: Ormond College - Lecturer in Chemistry
1900 - 1901: University of Melbourne - President of the Student Union
1903 - 1908: Occupation - Science and Mathematics Master Scotch College
1909 - 1938: Occupation - Senior Mathematics Master , Melbourne Grammar School
16 July 1913: Life Event - marriage to Clarabel Edith Knight
1923 - c. 1931: University of Melbourne - Standing Committee of Convocation

, in International Press Service Association (ed.), Who's who in Australia, 1935 : biographical sketches and photos of representative commercial, professional, financial, pastoral, and business men of Australia, International Press Service Association, 1935, p. 36. Details

Mr. J.L Aickin, Argus, 11 February 1938, 2 pp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11147847. Details

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