Person

Davies, David Elwyn (1925 - 2008)

Born: 16 July 1925
Wales
Died: 24 March 2008
Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Academic and Physicist

Summary

David Davies was professor and chair of the Department of Physics, La Trobe University from 1966-.

Details

Chronology

1966 -: Career position - Professor and chair of the Department of Physics, La Trobe University
11 Jun 2001: Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For service to education, particularly in the area of the higher education private provider accreditation process in Victoria, and to the community
2008: Buried - Eltham Cemetery, Victoria
2008: Buried - Cremated: Lilydale Memorial Park, Victoria

Related Corporate Bodies

La Trobe University (1964 - )
Professor of Physics, 1966 -

Published resources

Resources

'Davies, David Elwyn (1925-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473689. Details

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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 14 August 2025

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