Australian Dictionary of Biography

5 December, 1916
North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

7 February, 1991 (aged 74)
Carlingford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Parkinson's

• Anglican

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

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• Burgmann, Ernest Henry (father)

• Maitland Boys High School (NSW) (student, 1928-1932)
• University of Sydney (student, 1933-1938)

• public servant (1938-1978) Federal, Australia
• radio physicist (1938-1978) Federal, Australia
• science administrator (1950-1978) Federal, Australia
• public service head (1977-1978) Federal, Australia

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1977)

• Canberra Croquet Club (member)
• National Library of Australia (council member)
• Student Christian Movement (University of Sydney) (member, ?-1938)
• Institution of Engineers, Australia (national) (fellow, 1977)

• CSIRO (scientist, 1938-1978)
• CSIRO (chair, 1977-1978)