Ernest Scott
Biographic Data
| ID | 3754957 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ernest Scott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ernest |
| FAMILY NAME | Scott |
| SIGNATURE | SCOTT E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1915 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N.
Matthew Flinders (1774–1814) joined the Royal Navy at fifteen, later claiming to have been inspired by Robinson Crusoe. He served under William Bligh, and charted the Bass Strait in 1798. In 1801 he was commissioned to chart 'New Holland', and so became the first to circumnavigate the island he referred to as Australia. After being shipwrecked on the Barrier Reef and imprisoned for six years on Mauritius on suspicion of spying, he returned to Eng…
Terre Napoleon: A History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia
Ernest Scott (1867–1939) emigrated to Australia in 1892, settling in Melbourne where he worked as a journalist. In 1913 he was appointed Professor of History at the University of Melbourne. This volume, first published in 1910, discusses the aims and outcome of the survey of the south Australian coast performed by Nicholas Baudin's French expedition between 1800 and 1804, and established Scott's reputation as a historian. Scott traces the path of…
Peter Van Winkle
A Short History of Australia
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders, R. N
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders, R. N
A Short History of Australia
Peter Van Winkle
Terre Napoleon: A History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia
Ernest Scott (1867–1939) emigrated to Australia in 1892, settling in Melbourne where he worked as a journalist. In 1913 he was appointed Professor of History at the University of Melbourne. This volume, first published in 1910, discusses the aims and outcome of the survey of the south Australian coast performed by Nicholas Baudin's French expedition between 1800 and 1804, and established Scott's reputation as a historian. Scott traces the path of…
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N.
Matthew Flinders (1774–1814) joined the Royal Navy at fifteen, later claiming to have been inspired by Robinson Crusoe. He served under William Bligh, and charted the Bass Strait in 1798. In 1801 he was commissioned to chart 'New Holland', and so became the first to circumnavigate the island he referred to as Australia. After being shipwrecked on the Barrier Reef and imprisoned for six years on Mauritius on suspicion of spying, he returned to Eng…
Australian History and Society (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Australia (2 works) · Australian Indigenous Culture and History (2 works) · History (2 works) · 1769-1821 (1 works) · Art (1 works)