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Vonwiller, Oscar Ulrich (1882 - 1972)

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Physicist

Born: 18 February 1882 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 30 July 1972 Lewisham, New South Wales.

Oscar Ulrich Vonwiller spent his whole academic life at the University of Sydney, including 24 years as Professor from 1923-46. He is commemorated by a portrait painted by Erwin Reiner. Vonwiller was a member of the Optical Munitions Panel during World War II. He was a president of many bodies including the Royal Society of New South Wales and a foundation president of the Science Teachers' Association of New South Wales

Career Highlights

Chronology
1902 Demonstrator in Physics at the University of Sydney
1902 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1903 - 1913 Assistant Lecturer in Physics at the University of Sydney
1913 - 1923 Assistant Professor then Associate Professor (from 1921) of Physics at the University of Sydney
1923 - 1946 Professorof Physics at the University of Sydney
1930 President of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1934 - 1938 Supervisor of Research at the Cancer Research Commission, University of Sydney
1935 President of Section A of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science

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Published Sources

'Vonwiller, Oscar Ulrich', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000852p.htm. [ Details ]

'Vonwiller, Oscar Ulrich', in The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/people/vonwiller.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

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=P000852. [ Details ]
Bolton, H. C., 'Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities', Australian Physicist, 1990, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/bolton2.htm. [ Details ]
Mellor, D.P., 'Optical Munitions', Chapter 12 in Australia in the War of 1939-1945, Series 4: Civil, volume 5 'The Role of Science and Industry', Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1958, 1958, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/mellor.htm. [ Details ]

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

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
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