Person

Lennox, Francis Gordon (Gordon) (1912 - 1998)

Born
31 August 1912
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
1998
Occupation
Biochemist and University Chancellor

Summary

Gordon Lennox has a distinguished career with CSIR(O) progressing from Head of the Biochemistry Section to leading the Wool Textile Research Laboratories for ten years and becoming the inaugural Chief of the Division on Protein Chemistry in 1958. Under his leadership the Division made significant contributions in the fields of collagen structure, plant proteins, viral proteins, veterinary vaccines, drug development, protein engineering and receptor biology. His research ranged from the production of power alcohol as a substitute for fuel to the manufacture and utilisation of wool textiles and leather. Lennox served as Counsellor (Scientist) at the Australian High Commission in London from 1973 to 1976.

Details

Chronology

1933
Education - BSc, University of Melbourne
1934
Education - MSc, University of Melbourne
1934 - 1936
Career position - Chemist, Munitions Supply Laboratory
1936 - 1940
Career position - Research Officer, CSIR Division of Economic Entomology
1940 - 1949
Career position - Head, Leather and Fellmongery Section (later Biochemistry Section), CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry
1941
Education - PhD, University of Melbourne
1941
Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute
1944
Award - Grimwade Prize for Chemical Research, University of Melbourne
1949 - 1958
Career position - Head, CSIRO Wool Textile Research Laboratories and leader of the Biochemistry Unit
1955
Career position - Manager, First Wool Textile Research Conference, Australia
1958 - 1973
Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division on Protein Chemistry
1961
Award - Fellow, Textile Institute
1963
Career position - President, Australian Biochemical Society
1965
Career position - Director of the Board, Leather Industries Research Association
1965 - 1973
Career position - Deputy Chancellor, Monash University
1969 - 1973
Career position - Chairman, Schools Board for Pharmacy and Biological Studies, Victoria Institute of Colleges
1973 - 1976
Career position - Counsellor (Scientific), Australian High Commission, London
1975
Award - LLD honoris causa, Monash University
1976 - 1977
Career position - Senior Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Animal Health
1977
Career position - Honorary Professorial Associate, School of Botany, University of Melbourne

Published resources

Books

  • Rivett, D.E.; Ward, C.W.; Beikin, L.M.; Ramshaw, J.A.; and Wiltshire, J.F.K., The Lennox Legacy: the History of the CSIRO Laboratory at 343 Royal Parade, Parkville (Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 1996), 384 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Pederick, L.A.; and Lennox, F.G., 'Variation in Polyphenolic Constituents of Eucalyptus nitens Maiden', Australian Journal of Botany, 27 (3) (1979), 217-226. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

See also

Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn

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