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Lennox, Francis Gordon (Gordon) (1912 - 1998) |
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| Biochemist | ||
| Born: 31 August 1912 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 1998. | ||
| Francis Gordon (Gordon) Lennox worked for CSIRO in various capacities, including as Chief of the Division of Protein Chemistry 1958-73. |
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| Born 31 August 1912. Educated University of Melbourne (BSc 1933, MSc 1934, DSc 1941). Chemist, Munitions Supply Laboratory 1934-36, Research Officer, CSIRO Division of Entomology 1936-40, Leader, Biochemistry Section, CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry 1940-49, Senior Officer in charge of three CSIRO Wool Research laboratories and leader of the Biochemistry Unit 1949-58, Chief, CSIRO Division of Protein Chemistry 1958-73, Minister (Scientific), Australian High Commission, London 1973-76, Senior Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Animal Health 1976-77, Honorary Professorial Associate, School of Botany, University of Melbourne 1977. Manager, First International Wool Textile Research Conference (Australia) 1955. President, Australian Biochemical Society 1963, Council member, Monash University 1965-73, Deputy Chancellor 1968-73, Chairman, Schools Board for Pharmacy and Biological Studies, Victoria Institute of Colleges 1969-73. Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1941, Grimwade Prize for Chemical Research, University of Melbourne 1944. | ||
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