George Handley Knibbs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Handley Knibbs

Australian scientist

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1858

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1929

Profession: physicist, civil servant, statistician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sir George Handley "The Knibb" Knibbs (13 June 1858 – 30 March 1929) was an Australian scientist, the first Commonwealth Statistician and the first director of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, predecessor to the CSIRO.