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In December 1877 Knibbs was appointed to the [[Colony of New South Wales|New South Wales]] Department of Lands after being found to be competent as a candidate “for license to survey under the Crown Lands Acts”.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108194722 The Surveyor General’s Department], ”Evening News” (Sydney), 18 December 1877, page 2.</ref> In January 1878 he was appointed a licensed surveyor.<ref |
In December 1877 Knibbs was appointed to the [[Colony of New South Wales|New South Wales]] Department of Lands after being found to be competent as a candidate “for license to survey under the Crown Lands Acts”.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108194722 The Surveyor General’s Department], ”Evening News” (Sydney), 18 December 1877, page 2.</ref> In January 1878 he was appointed a licensed surveyor.<ref> /> |
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In 1879 Knibbs resigned from the Survey Department to take up private practice as a surveyor.<ref name=SB127>Susan Bambrick (1969), page 127.</ref> |
In 1879 Knibbs resigned from the Survey Department to take up private practice as a surveyor.<ref name=SB127>Susan Bambrick (1969), page 127.</ref> |
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Australian scientist
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Sir George Knibbs |
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Photograph of George H. Knibbs (1898) |
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George Handley Knibbs 13 June 1858 |
| Died | 30 March 1929 (aged 70) |
| Known for | Australian Statistician |
| Spouse | Susan Keele James |
| Parent(s) | John Handley Knibbs, Ellen Curthoys |
Sir George Handley Knibbs CMG FRSN (13 June 1858 – 30 March 1929) was an Australian scientist, the first Commonwealth Statistician and the first director of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, predecessor to the CSIRO. He was nicknamed “the Knibb”.
George Handley Knibbs was born on 13 June 1858 the family home at Frederick Place in inner-city Sydney, the eldest of five children of John Handley Knibbs and Ellen (née Curthoys).[1][2] His father’s occupation was recorded as a foreman. The family lived in inner Sydney, after about 1865 in Petersham.[3][4]
In December 1877 Knibbs was appointed to the New South Wales Department of Lands after being found to be competent as a candidate “for license to survey under the Crown Lands Acts”.[5] In January 1878 he was appointed a licensed surveyor.[6]
In 1879 Knibbs resigned from the Survey Department to take up private practice as a surveyor.[7]
George Knibbs and Susan Keele James were married on 2 January 1883 at Petersham.[8]
In 1889 Knibbs was appointed to the teaching staff of the engineering school at Sydney University.[2] During the period 1889 to 1905 Knibbs lectured in geodesy, astronomy and hydraulics at the university.[3]
In 1906 the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics was created and Knibbs became its first director. He was the first Statistician for the commonwealth census in 1911.
Knibbs was created a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1911 and was knighted in 1923.
Obit.[9]
Died 30 Mar 1929 at age 70 in Camberwell, Victoria.
- ^ Births, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June 1858, page 1.
- ^ a b Sir George Knibbs Dead, The Argus (Melbourne), 1 April 1929, page 6.
- ^ a b Susan Bambrick (1983), Sir George Handley Knibbs (1858–1929), Australian Dictionary of Biography website, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University; accessed 4 January 2026.
- ^ Family records, Ancestry.com.
- ^ The Surveyor General’s Department, Evening News (Sydney), 18 December 1877, page 2.
- ^ Department of Lands, New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney), 22 January 1878 (Issue No. 26), page 263.
- ^ Susan Bambrick (1969), page 127.
- ^ Marriages, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 January 1883, page 1.
- ^ Death of Sir George Knibbs, The Age (Melbourne), 1 April 1929, page 9.
- Sources
- Susan Bambrick (1969), ‘The First Commonwealth Statistician: Sir George Knibbs’, Journal and Proceedings, Royal Society of New South Wales, Vol. 102 (1969), pages 127-135. link
