Person

Rosenhain, Walter (1875 - 1934)

FRS

Born
24 August 1875
Berlin, Germany
Died
17 March 1934
Kingston, Surrey, England
Occupation
Metallurgist

Summary

Walter Rosenhain worked for the National Physical Laboratory, England 1906-1931, as Superintendent of the Department of Metallurgy and Metallurgical Chemistry. He won an 1851 Exhibition scholarship in 1897 and graduated DSc at the University of Melbourne in 1909.

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Chronology

1897
Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship

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Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • John Monash - Records, 1876 - 1934, MS 1884; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Walter Rosenhain - Records, 1875 - 1934; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details

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Journal Articles

  • Rosenhain, Walter, 'On a Method of Determining the Specific Heat of a Liquid, Especially of Solutions', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 10 (1894), 97-111. Details
  • Rosenhain, Walter, 'Walter Rosenhain 1875-1934', Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society, 1 (1932), 353-9. Details

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See also

  • Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_r.html. Details
  • Serle, Percival, Dictionary of Australian biography (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949). Details
  • Wisdom, John, A History of Defence Science in Australia (Melbourne: Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 1995), 267 pp. Details

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