George Seddon (academic)
| George Seddon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 April 1927 |
| Died | 9 May 2007 Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Residence | Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Awards |
Robin Boyd Environmental Awards (Three times), 1996 Academy of Science Mawson Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Environmental |
| Institutions |
University of NSW, University of Melbourne, University of Western Australia |
Robin Boyd Environmental Awards (Three times),
George Seddon (23 April 1927 – 9 May 2007) was an Australian academic who held university chairs in a range of subjects. He wrote popular books on the Australian landscape embracing diverse points of view. He was well known for his book Sense of Place (1972) which brought the needs of the fragile Swan Coastal Plain to the attention of the public.
At the time of his death, he was Senior Honorary Research Fellow English, Communication and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia Perth, Western Australia and Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Melbourne.
Seddon held AM; BA (Hons); MSc; PhD, University of Minnesota; Hon DLit, University of Western Australia; Hon FAILA; Hon FRAPI; FTS.
Seddon studied English at the University of Melbourne, and later received 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 and the Dean of Architecture and Planning at Melbourne University. Across five decades he held Chairs in four different disciplines (English, UWA; Geology, Oregon; History and Philosophy of Science, UNSW; Environmental Science, Melbourne) and taught at universities in Lisbon, Toronto, Bologna, Rome, Venice, Minnesota and Oregon.
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