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Anderson, Valentine George (1885 - 1969)

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Analytical chemist

Born: 11 June 1885 Hotham, Victoria, Australia. Died: 22 August 1969 Canterbury, Victoria, Australia.

Valentine George Anderson practised as a chemical analyst in Melbourne from 1910 and lectured in applied chemistry at the University of Melbourne 1925-46. He was an adviser to many Australian government departments and committees and published a number of research papers.

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Chronology
1904 - 1905 Assistant Chemistry Demonstrator at the Ballarat School of Mines
1906 - 1907 Science Master at Wesley College
1906 - 1907 Lecturer in Chemistry at the Working Men's College
1908 - 1909 Analyst for the Inspector of Explosives
1908 - 1909 Adviser to the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works
1910 - 1914 Associate to David Avery
1913 - 1915 Chemistry research funded by the University of Melbourne research scholarship
1915 - 1969 Avery and Anderson consulting chemists established
1917 Member of the provisional committee of the Australian Chemical Institute
1922 President of the Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria
1925 - 1946 Lecturer in Applied Chemistry (part time)at the University of Melbourne
1931 - 1932 President of the Australian Chemical Institute, Victorian branch
1948 President of the Australian Chemical Institute
1957 - 1958 President of the Royal Society of Victoria

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000991. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 24 May 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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