Person
Dawkins, Alfred Ernest (1892 - 1966)
- Born
- 10 September 1892
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 6 July 1966
- Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Alfred Dawkins worked for the Defence (later Defence Standards) Laboratories from their establishment in 1918 till his retirement in 1957, spending the final 10 years as Chief Superintendent.
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Chronology
- 1913
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Adelaide
- 1914 - 1915
- Career position - Postgraduate work at the University of Melbourne
- 1916 - 1918
- Career position - Staff member of the Chemical Adviser's Branch of the Department of Defence
- 1918
- Career position - Chemist at the Defence Laboratories
- 1919 - 1921
- Career position - 1851 Exhibition Scholar at University College, London
- 1921 - 1934
- Career position - Chemist at the Munitions Supply Laboratories
- 1934 - 1938
- Career position - Assistant Superintendent at the Munitions Supply Laboratories
- 1938 - 1948
- Career position - Deputy Superintendent of the Munitions Supply Laboratories
- 1948 - 1957
- Career position - Chief Superintendent of the Defence Standards Laboratories
- 1950 - 1959
- Career position - Chairman of the National Association of Testing Authorities
Published resources
Resources
- 'Dawkins, Alfred Ernest (1892-1966)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475579. Details
See also
- Wisdom, John, A History of Defence Science in Australia (Melbourne: Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 1995), 267 pp. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018