Taylor, Thomas Griffith (1880-1963)

Also known as
Taylor, Griffith (1880-1963)
Field of activity
academic; geographer; geologist; meteorologist; Geographer and Meteorologist
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TAYLOR, THOMAS GRIFFITH (1880-1963), geographer, was born on 1 December 1880 at Walthamstow, Essex, England, son of James Taylor, metallurgical chemist, and his wife Lily Agnes, née Griffiths. He attended a modest private school until 1893 when the family migrated to New South Wales where James secured a position as government metallurgist. Educated at Sydney Grammar School, briefly, and The King's School, Parramatta, in 1898 Griffith was employed as a clerk in the Treasury. Resigning next year, he enrolled in arts (later transferring to science) at the University of Sydney (B.Sc., 1904; B.E. [mining and metallurgy], 1905).

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Thomas Griffith Taylor was senior geologist to the British Antarctic expedition 1910-13 under R.F. Scott. He was Associate Professor of Geography, University of Sydney 1920-28, and then professor at the Universities of Chicago 1928-35 and Toronto 1935-51. In 1913 he and E.T. Quayle wrote the first text-book on Australian meteorology Climate and Weather of Australia.

  • 1913 Career position - Climate and Weather of Australia co-authored with E.T. Quayle
  • 1954 - Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

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Resources for Thomas Griffith Taylor

Selected resources (22)

Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

Encyclopedia of Australian Science

  1. Griffith Taylor and 'Australia Unlimited'Habitat 8 6-8 : Griffith Taylor and 'Australia Unlimited'
    Powell, J. M.
    [1980]
  2. Griffith Taylor 1880-1963Australian Geographical Studies II 1 1-9 : Griffith Taylor 1880-1963
    [1964]
  3. Intellectuals for Export: Australia in the 1920'sAustralian Cultural History 3 59-93 : Intellectuals for Export: Australia in the 1920's
    Bourke, Helen
    [1984]
  4. Griffith Taylor: Antarctic Scientist and Pioneer Geographer
    Sanderson, Marie
    [1988]
    Published: Carleton University Press
  5. Griffith Taylor's Antarctic Achievements: a Geographical FoundationAustralian Geographical Studies 18 1 22-36 : Griffith Taylor's Antarctic Achievements: a Geographical Foundation
    Hanley, W. S.
    [1980]
  6. Thomas Griffith Taylor, 1880-1963Oxford Dictionary of National Biography : Thomas Griffith Taylor, 1880-1963
    Powell, J.M.
    [2004]
    Published: Oxford University Press
  7. National Identity and the Gifted Immigrant: a Note on T. Griffith Taylor, 1880-1963Journal of Intercultural Studies 2 43-54 : National Identity and the Gifted Immigrant: a Note on T. Griffith Taylor, 1880-1963
    Powell, J. M.
    [1981]
  8. 1928: Griffith Taylor Emigrates from AustraliaGeography Bulletin 10 5-13 : 1928: Griffith Taylor Emigrates from Australia
    Powell, J. M.
    [1987]
  9. The Bowman, Huntington and Taylor Correspondence, 1928Australian Geographer 14 123-125 : The Bowman, Huntington and Taylor Correspondence, 1928
    Powell, J. M.
    [1978]
  10. The Cyclist on the Ice: Griffith Taylor as ExplorerRoyal Geographical Society of Australia (SA Branch), Proceedings 1-28 : The Cyclist on the Ice: Griffith Taylor as Explorer
    Powell, J. M.
    [1979]
  11. Thomas Griffith Taylor, 1888-1963Geographers: Bibliographical Studies 3 141-153 : Thomas Griffith Taylor, 1888-1963
    Powell, J. M.
    [1979]
  12. Griffith Taylor and his Views on Race, Environment and Settlement and the Peopling of AustraliaUseful and Curious Geological Enquiries Beyond the World: Pacific-Asia Historical Themes: The 19th International INHIGEO Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 4-8 July, 1994 D. F. Branagan and G. H. McNally 251-274 : Griffith Taylor and his Views on Race, Environment and Settlement and the Peopling of Australia
    Oldroyd, D. R.
    [1994]
    Published: International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences
  13. Taylor, Thomas Griffith (1880-1963), GeographerAustralian Dictionary of Biography John Ritchie 12 185-188 : Taylor, Thomas Griffith (1880-1963), Geographer
    Powell, J. M.
    [1990]
    Published: Melbourne University Press
  14. Douglas MawsonGreat Australians : Douglas Mawson
    Taylor, T. Griffith
    [1962]
    Published: Oxford University Press
  15. Journeyman Taylor. The Education of a Scientist
    Taylor, T. G.
    [1958]
    Published: Hale
  16. Technology in Australia 1788-1988
    Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
    [2000]
    Published: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    Series: http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/
  17. Federation and Meteorology
    Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    [2001]
    Series: http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/
  18. University of Sydney, Archives: Thomas Griffith Taylor - Records (1899 - 1916)
    Notes taken at the University of Sydney from lectures on physiography and Australian geology 1899-1902; sledging diary of explorations in Antarctica 1911 (typescript, 75 pages of the original in the National Library of Australia, Canberra); Antarctic sledging diary 1911-12, with map (typescript, 24 pages); notebook of glacial topography 1911; original surveys by the Geological Party traced by Taylor 1911; original sketches for D. Low's illustrations in Taylor's "With Scott; the Silver Lining" (London, 1916), and a proof copy of the book; working notes taken at the Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge 1908-09 published as "The Archaeocyathinae from the Cambrian of South Australia" (Adelaide, 1910); manuscript and typescript drafts of published papers and lectures (records transferred from the Fisher Library) [27 cm, Accession No. 979].
    Acc 979
  19. Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales: Thomas Griffith Taylor - Records (1903 - 1933)
    Manuscripts of published works; sketches, maps, diagrams; miscellaneous notes, manuscripts and papers c1903-33 [uncatalogued MSS set 460].
    Uncatalogued MSS set 460
  20. National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection: Thomas Griffith Taylor - Records (1880 - 1963)
    Correspondence 1880-1963 (15 boxes) relating to Taylor's travels and publications, and including some personal correspondence; published and unpublished manuscripts, typescripts and proof copies (9 boxes); annotated printed material including serials, books, pamphlets and reprints; pictorial and illustrative material; press cuttings; maps; scrapbooks; medals; lists of degrees; postcards and a portrait photograph; bibliography; overall dates 1880-1963 [8.5 m, MS 1003].
    MS 1003
  21. Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science: Thomas Griffith Taylor - Records (1960)
    Typescript note to K.E. Bullen regarding the geological structure of West Antarctica 13 February 1960 [2 mm, MS 41].
    MS 41

Resources by Thomas Griffith Taylor (178)

  1. Frontiers and men : a volume in memory of Griffith Taylor (1880-1963) / edited by John Andrews
    Andrews, John, 1909-
    [ Book : 1966 ]
    At 34 libraries
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  2. Journeyman Taylor : the education of a scientist / by Griffith Taylor ; abridged and edited by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Book : 1958 ]
    At 30 libraries
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 38.725)

  3. Papers of Thomas Griffith Taylor
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Unpublished : 1880-1963 ]
    At National Library
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  4. The Griffith Taylor collection : diaries and letters of a geographer in Antarctica / <compiled by> Wayne S. Hanley
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Book : 1978-1979 ]
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  5. Australia : a study of warm environments and their effect on British settlement / by Griffith Taylor
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Book : 1940-1966 ]
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  6. Australia in its physiographic and economic aspects / by Griffith Taylor
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith 1880-1963
    [ Book : 1911-1928 ]
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  7. Antarctic diary : headquarters 1911, Thomas Griffith Taylor ; transcribed by John Burnett
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Unpublished : 2008 ]
    At National Library
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  8. Photographs Europe, Cornwall etc. 1938 [Griffith Taylor]
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Photograph : 1938 ]
    At National Library
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  9. Photographs early central and west Canada [Griffith Taylor]
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Photograph : 1930 ]
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  10. Sledging diary of the second journey of the Western Geological Party, from Cape Evans to Granite Harbour and back over the Piedmont Glacier, in summer 1911-12 / Griffith Taylor
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Book : 1913 ]
    At Baillieu Library
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  1. Frontiers and men : a volume in memory of Griffith Taylor (1880-1963) / edited by John Andrews
    Andrews, John, 1909-
    [ Book : 1966 ]
    At 34 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 43.72)

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  2. Journeyman Taylor : the education of a scientist / by Griffith Taylor ; abridged and edited by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Book : 1958 ]
    At 30 libraries
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  3. Griffith Taylor : visionary, environmentalist, explorer / Carolyn Strange, Alison Bashford
    Strange, Carolyn, 1959-
    [ Book : 2008-2009 ]
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  4. Papers of Thomas Griffith Taylor
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Unpublished : 1880-1963 ]
    At National Library
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  5. The Griffith Taylor collection : diaries and letters of a geographer in Antarctica / <compiled by> Wayne S. Hanley
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Book : 1978-1979 ]
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  6. Antarctic diary : headquarters 1911, Thomas Griffith Taylor ; transcribed by John Burnett
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Unpublished : 2008 ]
    At National Library
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  7. Photographs Europe, Cornwall etc. 1938 [Griffith Taylor]
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Photograph : 1938 ]
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  8. Photographs early central and west Canada [Griffith Taylor]
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Photograph : 1930 ]
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  9. Sledging diary of the second journey of the Western Geological Party, from Cape Evans to Granite Harbour and back over the Piedmont Glacier, in summer 1911-12 / Griffith Taylor
    Taylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
    [ Book : 1913 ]
    At Baillieu Library
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  10. [Biographical cuttings on Griffith Taylor, geographer, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
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