George Julius

George Julius
Chairman of the CSIRO
In office
1 April 1926 – 31 December 1945
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byDavid Rivett
Personal details
Born
George Alfred Julius

(1873-04-29)29 April 1873
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Died28 June 1946(1946-06-28) (aged 73)
SpouseLady Eva Julius
Parent(s)Churchill Julius, Bishop of Christchurch, Archbishop of New Zealand
EducationChristchurch College, Christchurch, New Zealand
OccupationMechanical engineer

Sir George Alfred Julius (29 April 1873 – 28 June 1946) was an English-born New Zealand inventor and entrepreneur. He was the founder of Julius Poole & Gibson Pty Ltd and Automatic Totalisators Ltd, and invented the world's first automatic totalisator.