Person
Challinor, Richard Westman (1874 - 1951)
- Born
- 26 April 1874
Darlington, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 3 February 1951
Waverley, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Richard Challinor was head teacher of organic chemistry at Sydney Technical College 1912-1938. He was closely associated with the growth of technical education in New South Wales and played a vital role in the planning and development of the chemistry and allied diploma courses of the College, following the reorganisation of technical education in 1912-1914.
Details
Born Darlington, Sydney, 26 April 1874. Died Waverley, 3 February 1951. Educated Sydney Technical College. Laboratory assistant, Sydney Technical College 1900-03, teaching staff 1903-09, assistant teacher and demonstrator, department of chemistry and metallurgy 1909-12, head teacher of organic chemistry 1912-38; consulting chemist 1939-40; director, Nightingale Supply Company Ltd from 1940; staff member, director-general of manpower in the scientific section during World War II; part-time liaison officer, chemical profession, Commonwealth Employment Service from 1946. Founder and first applicant for membership, (Royal) Australian Chemical Institute 1917 and president, New South Wales branch 1928-29; president, Sydney section, Society of Chemical Industry 1920-22; president, Royal Society of New South Wales 1933-34.
Chronology
- 1933 - 1934
- Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Mellor, D. P., 'Challinor, Richard Westman (1874-1951), chemist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), pp. 601-602. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/challinor-richard-westman-5545. Details
Journal Articles
- Challinor, R. W., 'Presidential address', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 68 (1934), 1-35. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537370. Details
- 'Challinor, Richard Westman (1874-1951)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468047. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 13 February 2018
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