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Leibius, Charles Adolph (Carl) (1833 - 1893)

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Chemist and Public servant

Born: 1833 Württemberg, Germany. Died: 19 June 1893 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia.

Charles Adolph (Carl) Leibius arrived in Australia in 1859 and was appointed Assistant Assayer for the Mint. By 1870 he was the Senior Assayer. His main interests were in the areas of identifying and refining ores including gold. Leibius was involved with the Royal Society of New South Wales for well over thirty years, being their President in 1890. He was also a Fellow of the Chemical Society of London.

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Chronology
1857 Doctor of Philiosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Heidelberg, Germany
1859 - Member of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1859 Arrived in Australia (Sydney)
1859 - 1870 Assistant Assayer at the Royal Mint
1870 - Senior Assayer at the Mint
1875 - 1886 Joint Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1879 Fellow of the Chemical Society of London (FCS)
1882 Master of Arts (MA) ad eund received from the University of Sydney
1886 - 1887 Vice-President of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1890 - 1891 President of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1891 - 1892 Vice-President of the Royal Society of New South Wales

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McKern, H. H. G., Early Chemists of Sydney, 2006, http://members.optusnet.com.au/jph8524/McKern.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 18 October 2006

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