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Davis, Douglas Eric (1904 - 1967)

Industrial chemist

Born: 15 February 1904 England. Died: 5 August 1967.

Douglas Eric (Jo) Davis was in charge of several of the laboratories and technical establishments of Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd from 1951-66. Prior to this he was educated at University of London (BSc) and then worked for D & W Gibbs in Canada as their Chemical Works Manager. Davis was editor of Appita "Proceedings" for several years and was President of both the Legacy - Heidelberg Branch and Rostrum - Victorian branch.

Career Highlights

Alternative Names: Davis, Jo (Also known as)

Chronology
1938 - 1939 Assistant Government Chemist in Hong Kong
c. 1940 - c. 1945 Prisoner-of-war
1945 - 1951 Government Chemist and Assistant Director of the Department of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong
1951 - 1966 Officer-in-charge of many Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd laboratories and technical establishments
1967 Central Laboratory of the Gas & Fuel Corporation of Victoria

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 5 July 2006

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