Person
Junck, George (1896 - 1960)
- Born
- 19 October 1896
- Died
- 29 January 1960
- Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
George Junck worked for Wunderlich as a senior chemist, working his way up to a directorship and board member. He was a joint founder of Non-Porite Ltd in 1928 and was associated with this firm up to the time of his death. Initially he carried out assay and other work on the pilot plant for electrolytic recovery of zinc and copper at Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Co. in Tasmania for 4 years. Junck then Joined Wunderlich Ltd as senior chemist becoming works manager of the Brunswick Tile and Pottery factory (1923) and Manager of factories and works in Victoria and South Australia (1925).
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Chronology
- 1921
- Education - Associateship in Assaying completed at the Mt. Lyell School of Mines
- 1923
- Career position - Manager of the Brunswick Tile and Pottery factory
- 1928
- Career position - Joint founder of Non-Porite Ltd
- 1937 - 1938
- Career position - President of the Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria
- 1944 - 1945
- Career position - President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Victorian branch
Published resources
Resources
- 'Junck, George (18961019-19600129)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476426. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 4 February 2010