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Ronald Worthy Giblin (3 January 1863 – 13 March 1936) was an Australian land surveyor, who worked in
Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
, and is best known as a colonial historian of
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. Giblin was born in
Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...
to banker Thomas and Mary Ann née Worthy. He went to the Hutchins School and obtained a degree in arts in 1879 and joined the Lands Department in Hobart. He was sent to work in the Royal Survey Department in Thailand (Siam) in 1894 and worked there until 1910. He also founded a rubber company in Singapore in 1906. He went to England in 1911 and lived in Cheltenham. In 1921 he was asked to work on the history of Tasmanian settlement by the government of Tasmania. He sought to publish three volumes on the history of Tasmania and published the first volume covering the period from 1642 to 1804 in 1927. His research for the second volume covering 1804 to 1836 was slow due to poor health and he died before it could be completed. Giblin was a Fellow of the
Royal Geographical Society The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...
and the
Royal Colonial Institute The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is a non-governmental organisation with a mission to promote the value of the Commonwealth and the values upon which it is based. The Society upholds the values of the Commonwealth Charter, promoting confl ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Giblin, Ronald Worthy 1863 births 1936 deaths Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Australian expatriates in Thailand Australian surveyors Australian historians People from Hobart