Person
Benkendorff, Gerard Werner (1913 - 1975)
- Born
- 24 April 1913
Berlin-Friedenau, Germany - Died
- 18 June 1975
Doncaster, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Chemical engineer and Science educator
Summary
Gerard Benkendorff was head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He was one of the pioneers in the development of degree courses in the Victoria Institute of Colleges system.
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Chronology
- 1932 - 1938
- Education - Attended universities taking such subjects as bacteriology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, metallurgy, mineralogy and pharmaceutical chemistry, in Würzburg, Göttigen and Frankfurt, Germany
- February 1932
- Education - Leaving certificate and matriculation completed at the Trietschke High School in Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany
- 1938
- Education - Diploma Chemistry Degree with thesis 'Preparation of anhydrous praseodymium' completed at the University of Frankfurt, Germany
- 14 March 1939
- Life event - Married Jutta Metschke at Berlin-Zehlendorff in Germany
- 1941
- Education - Granted a Doctor of Natural Science (PhD) for thesis concerning fillers in plastics from the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electro-Chemistry at Berlin-Dahlem, Germany
- 1941 - 1943
- Career position - Worked in research and pilot plant design at Ruhrchemie AG in Oberhausen-Holten, Germany
- 1944 - 1945
- Worked in development, production and administration at Dynamit AG in Kaufbeuren, Germany
- 1951 - 1952
- Family decided to migrate to Australia, arriving in Sydney on the 'Strathnaver' in early February 1952
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Resources
- 'Benkendorff, Gerard Werner (1913-1975)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473532. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018