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Young, William John (1878 - 1942)

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Born
26 January 1878
Manchester, England
Died
14 May 1942
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Biochemist

Summary

William Young was the foundation Professor of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne 1938-1942. He joined the University in 1920 under W.A. Osborne after working as biochemist at the Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine, Townsville from 1912. From 1926 to 1928 Young was seconded to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to establish laboratory and field studies into the biochemical problems of the cold storage of food 1926-1928. He devised the methods still used in the marketing of ripening bananas.

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Chronology

1898
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Manchester, United Kingdom
1902
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Manchester, United Kingdom
1902 - 1912
Career position - Assistant biochemist, Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London
1910
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London
1912 - 1917
Career position - Biochemist, Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine, Townsville, Australia
1920 - 1924
Career position - Lecturer in biochemistry, University of Melbourne
1922
Career event - Elected Member (Physiology), Australian National Research Council
1923
Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
1924 - 1938
Career position - Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne
1925 - 1926
Career position - President, Wallaby Club
1931 - 1938
Career position - Chairman, Australian College of Dentistry
1933
Award - Archibald Liversidge Medal and Lecture, Royal Society of New South Wales
1933 - 1934
Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria
1937 -
Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)
1937 - 1939
Career position - President, Victorian Branch, Australian Chemical Institute
1938 - 1942
Career position - Professor of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne
1939
Career position - President, Section N (Physiology), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
1941 - 1942
Career position - President, Victorian Branch, Australian Institute of Refrigeration

Archival resources

University of Melbourne Central Registry

  • William John Young - Records, 1920 - 1942; University of Melbourne Central Registry. Details

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Journal Articles

  • 'Obituary: Professor W. J. Young, DSc', Australian Journal of Science, 4 (6) (1942), 191. Details
  • Breinl, A. and Young, W. J., 'Tropical Australia and its settlement', Medical journal of Australia, 1 (20) (1919), 395-404, https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1919.tb30115.x. Details
  • Breinl, A. and Young, W. J., 'Tropical Australia and its settlement', Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology, 13 (4) (1920), 351-412. https://doi.org/10.1080/00034983.1920.11684211. Details
  • Vickery, J. R., 'William John Young: a Pioneer in Food Science in Australia', Food Technology in Australia, 38 (4) (1986), 158-159. Details
  • Young, W. J., 'Presidential address: The protein molecule [Section N - Physiology]', Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 (1939), 300-302. Details

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