Professor Hubert Edwin Whitfeld
University vice-chancellor
- Born
- 14 March 1875, Sydney, New South Wales
- Died
- 31 July 1939, Perth, Western Australia
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Edwin Whitfeld (schoolteacher)
- Mother
- Eleanor Cooke
- Married Frances Matilda Zahel
Degrees
| 1897 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Sydney |
| 1902 | Bachelor of Engineering | The University of Sydney |
| 1912 | Bachelor of Engineering | The University of Sydney |
| 1913 | Bachelor of Arts (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Western Australia |
| 1913 | Bachelor of Engineering (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Western Australia |
Career
- MIEAust.
- Mining engineer.
- Metallurgist.
- Prof of Mining and Engineering, UWA 1913-27, Member of Senate 1922-25, Vice-Chancellor 1913-15 and 1925-39.
- CBE 1933.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/whitfeld-hubert-edwin-9082
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002749b.htm