Geoff Barker

GLAM curator, historian of photography and Oceanic region
Person human Q64778919
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Geoff Barker

Summary

Geoff Barker is a human[1]. He worked as a curator[2] and Wikipedian[3].

Key Facts

  • Geoff Barker held citizenship in Australia[4].
  • Geoff Barker's professions included curator[2].
  • Geoff Barker worked as a Wikipedian[3].
  • Geoff Barker's field of work was history of photography[5].
  • Geoff Barker's field of work was museology[6].
  • Geoff Barker's field of work was curator[7].
  • Geoff Barker's field of work was online producer[8].
  • Geoff Barker's field of work was digitized collection[9].
  • Geoff Barker's field of work was history of Oceania[10].
  • Geoff Barker was employed by State Library of New South Wales[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Geoff Barker is Beaufoy Merlin Showman and Photographer[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Geoff Barker is F. S. Burnell war reporter and radio host[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Geoff Barker is Photographing the 1874 Transit of Venus[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Geoff Barker is ‘Reichenbach, Utzschneider and Liebherr’ 16 inch repeating circle[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Geoff Barker is Virtual Empire: Stereo Photography in Britain and Australia 1851–1879[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Geoff Barker is Last of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition Rescued 10 January 1917[17].
  • Geoff Barker is recorded as male[18].
  • Geoff Barker's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Geoff Barker's family name is recorded as Barker[20].
  • Geoff Barker's given name is recorded as Geoffrey[21].
  • Geoff Barker's participant in is recorded as Wikiversity[22].
  • Geoff Barker's participant in is recorded as Technology, Expeditions & Empires: Three-Colour Photography[23].
  • Geoff Barker's participant in is recorded as VALA Libraries Technologies and the Future Conference 2020[24].
  • Geoff Barker's name in native language is recorded as Geoffrey Barker[25].
  • Geoff Barker's official blog URL is recorded as https://geoffbarker.wordpress.com/[26].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include curator[2] and Wikipedian[3]. Fields of work include history of photography[5], an aspect of history[27]; museology[6], an academic discipline[28]; curator[7], a profession[29]; online producer[8], a profession[30]; digitized collection[9]; and history of Oceania[10], an aspect of history[31]. Among Geoff Barker's employers was State Library of New South Wales[11].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Beaufoy Merlin Showman and Photographer[12], F. S. Burnell war reporter and radio host[13], Photographing the 1874 Transit of Venus[14], ‘Reichenbach, Utzschneider and Liebherr’ 16 inch repeating circle[15], Virtual Empire: Stereo Photography in Britain and Australia 1851–1879[16], and Last of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition Rescued 10 January 1917[17].

FAQs

What did Geoff Barker do for work?

Geoff Barker worked as curator[2] and Wikipedian[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . en.wikiversity.org. en.wikiversity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . youtube.com. youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Eothan · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in Wikiversity, Technology, Expeditions & Empires: Three-Colour Photography, VALA Libraries Technologies and the Future Conference 2020
    Country of citizenship Australia
    Substack numeric user id @geoffbarker1
    Mastodon address [email protected]
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