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   Ritchie, Ernest (1917 - 1976)FAA | 
  
   
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| Born: 11 February 1917 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 8 April 1976 Roseville, New South Wales. | ||
| Ernest Ritchie joined the Chemistry Dept of the University of Sydney in 1937 as a Demonstrator in Organic Chemistry and remained with the dept until his early death. He was appointed to a personal chair in 1967 and then Professor of Organic Chemistry in 1971. Ritchie was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 1963. | 
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