Seddon, George, 1927-....

George Seddon was Professorial Associate, Centre for Studies in Australian Literature, Department of English, University of Western Australia. He has held Chairs in English at UWA; Geology at Oregon; History and Philosophy of Science at UNSW; Environmental Scienc at Melbourne, and has taught at universities in Lisbon, Toronto, Bologna, Rome, Venice, Minnesota and Oregon. He was Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies at the University of Melbourne (1974-82), later becoming Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning (1982-87). His publications include 'Searching for the Snowy, an environmental history' (1994); 'Landprints: reflections on place and landscape' (1997); 'Swan song : reflections on Perth and Western Australia 1956-1995' (1995); and 'Looking at an old suburb : a walking guide to four blocks of Fremantle" with Barbara Haddy (2000).

From the description of Papers of George Seddon, 1970-2000 [manuscript]. 1970-2000. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 224164990

George Seddon was born in 1927, studied English at the University of Melbourne, and later took out an MSc and a PhD in Geology at the University of Minnesota. He held the Chair of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of NSW and later became Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies. He is now an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science (University of Melbourne) and a Senior Honorary Research Fellow (in English) at the University of Western Australia. His books include Swan River landscapes, 1970; Sense of place, 1972; A city and its setting, 1988; Searching for the Snowy, 1994; Swan song, 1996 and Landprints 1997.

From the description of A sense of place. [197-?] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222747168