Person

Matthews, Frederick Arnold (1890 - 1980)

Born
1890
Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Died
14 July 1980
Occupation
Analytical chemist

Summary

Frederick Matthews worked for Elliott Bros (later Elliotts and Australian Drug Co., then Drug Houses of Australia) 1907-1961. During World War II he won high praise from the medical profession and leading hospitals for the quality and quantity of ampoules and soluvacs which he devised and produced for use in blood transfusion equipment.

Details

Born Glebe, New South Wales 1890. Died Chatswood, 14 July 1980. Educated Sydney Technical College (Diploma in Organic Chemistry). Elliott Bros (later Elliotts and Australian Drug Co., then Drug Houses of Australia) 1907-61, working at Balmain, then in O'Connell Street, Sydney and finally in his own laboratory at Rosebery.

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