| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Australian Dictionary of Biography (Vol 19) |
| Place of Publication | Canberra |
| Publisher | Australian National University Press |
| Pages | 305-307 |
| Volume | 19 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781760464127 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Abstract
Gibb, Cecil Austin (CEC) (19131994), psychologist and university administrator, was born on 18 August 1913 at Marrickville, Sydney, elder child of locally born Harry Austin Gibb, sawmill manager, and his Queensland-born wife Sophia, née Renner. Educated at a series of Queensland schools and at Fort Street Boys High School, Sydney, Cec studied psychology and mathematics, and then economics at the University of Sydney (BA Hons, 1935; BEc, 1939; MA, 1940). For his honours thesis on The Psychology of Noise he received a university medal in 1935.