Andrew, Henry Martyn ( - 1888)

On the death of F. J. Pirani in 1881 Henry Martyn Andrew was appointed to the Lectureship in Natural Philosophy, a year before the Chair was created. In 1882 Andrew was appointed the first Professor of Natural Philosophy. While he was the only applicant, [i]t had been customary for newspapers to refer to him as 'Professor Andrew' before the chair was established, a fact which doubtless signified that he had firmly established himself as the right man.

A graduate of the Engineering School, Andrew had been lecturer in Surveying and Geodesy there for four years. He was the first lecturer in the University to have graduated there and resigned to go to Cambridge for post-graduate study in maths and physics. Andrew was for a time professor at the Royal Agricultural college at Cirencester. He was a graduate of Geelong College. On return to Melbourne Andrew was headmaster at Wesley College. He died in the Red Sea in 1888.

Heads of Department

• Department of Natural Philosophy, Faculty of Science (1882 - 1944)

Professorial Chair

• Chair of Natural Philosophy, Faculty of Science (1882 - 1944)

  First Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Melbourne

  [1882 - 1888]