William Gibbons was an avid and analytical chemist whose educational drawings were used later to illustrate his book. He also gained a reputation as an editor and founded Melbourne Punch in 1855.
sketcher, amateur photographer, lithographer, editor and chemist, was born in London and came to Port Phillip as tutor to the children of the settler Robert Duff. He worked for the Melbourne Herald in the 1850s and was one of the founders of Melbourne Punch in 1855, moving on to edit the Journal of Australasia in 1856. At the same time he practised as an analytical chemist, published pamphlets in this field and became a founding member of the Victorian Institute ...
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William Sydney Gibbons founded the Victorian Institute for Advancement of Science (later Royal Society of Victoria) in 1854 and was later made a life member. He arrived in Port Phillip 1845 and was appointed tutor to family of Robert Duff and later joined the Herald newspaper. Gibbons then worked as an analytical chemist; published widely in the scientific literature and edited the Journal of Australasia from 1856. Gibbons also helped found the Melbourne Punch magazine and was a Fellow Chemical Society and the Royal Microscopical Society.
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