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Cavill, George William Kenneth (1922 - )FAA |
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| Born: 23 April 1922 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| George William K. Cavill was Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales 1964-82, and published in the field of the chemistry of insect venoms, attractants and repellents. |
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| Born Sydney, 23 April 1922. Educated Universities of Sydney (BSc 1943, MSc 1946) and Liverpool (PhD 1949, DSc 1957). Senior chemist, W. Hermon Slade and Company Pty Ltd, Sydney 1943; lecturer in chemistry, Sydney Technical College 1944-47; ICI Research Fellow, University of Liverpool 1947-50; senior lecturer in organic chemistry, New South Wales University of Technolgy 1951-59; associate professor in organic chemistry, University of New South Wales 1959-64, professor (personal chair in organic chemistry) 1964-80, professor of organic chemistry 1980-82. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1969, Liversidge Research Lecturer, Royal Society of New South Wales 1970. | |
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