John Alexander Watt (1868–1958) was an Australian geologist and mineralogist and participant of the 1894 Horn Expedition to Central Australia.[1] Born in Parramatta, New South Wales, Watt graduated from the University of Sydney. He died in Tenterfield.[2]

J. A. Watt in 1894

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  1. ^ Branagan, D. F. (1996). "John Alexander Watt: Geologist on the Horn Expedition to Central Australia (1894)". In Morton, S.R.; Mulvaney, D.J. (eds.). Exploring Central Australia: Society, the environment, and the 1894 Horn Expedition. Surrey Beatty & Sons. pp. 42–58. ISBN 9780949324672.
  2. ^ Walker, Rosanne. "Watt, John Alexander". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 29 December 2018.