Edmund Teale
Edmund Oswald Teale , born in Edmund Oswald Thiele , (* 1874 in Melbourne , † 1971 ) was an Australian geologist.
Thiele worked as a geologist in what was then the German colony of German East Africa ( Tanganyika ), but returned to Australia during the First World War. There he changed his German surname to Teale in 1917. During this time he was also on the Geological Survey of Victoria and taught at the University of Adelaide . Then he was back in East Africa as director of the Geological Survey in Tanganyika (and advisor to the government of Tanganyika on mining issues) and at times with Albert Ernest Kitson on the Gold Coast ( Ghana ). In 1936, when he left the Geological Survey for East Africa, he was knighted. In retirement he lived in Pirbright .
He married in 1909 and had a son who became a missionary in Papua New Guinea.
Publications (selection)
- Geological survey, Tanganyika territory: Dodoma , Dodoma: Department of lands and mines. Geological division, 1936
- The mineral resources of Tanganyika territory , Dar es Salaam: Government printer, 1943
- The geological history of Kilimanjaro , Moshi, Tanganyika, Printed by the KNCU Print. Press, 1953
- Mineral resources of East and Central Africa 1954-1959 , London: Joint East and Central African Board, 1959
Web links
- Teale, British Geological Survey
- Encyclopedia of Australian Science
- Literature by and about Edmund Teale in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Teale, Edmund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Teale, Edmund Oswald (full name); Thiele, Edmund Oswald (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1971 |