Person
Pound, James Robert (1888 - 1967)
- Born
- 1888
Auburn, Victoria, Australia - Died
- February 1967
Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
James Pound DSc, was a lecturer in Chemistry and Metallurgy, and headed the Department of Chemistry at the Ballarat School of Mines. He was also a prolific writer. Before Ballarat, he was a metallurgist at Broken Hill, New South Wales, in Tasmania, and in New Zealand, and was a lecturer in Chemistry and Metallurgy at Zeehan School of Mines.
Details
Chronology
- - 1918
- Career position - Superintendent, Magnetic Separation Works, S. and M. Syndicate Ltd., Launceston
- 1908
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1909
- Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry and Metallurgy, Zeehan School of Mines
- 1918 - c. 1922
- Career position - Lecturer and demonstrator, Chemistry and Metallurgy, Ballarat School of Mines
- 1922
- Career event - Elected Associate Member (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council
- c. 1922
- Career position - Head of Department of Chemistry, Ballarat School of Mines
- 1923
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
Related entries
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- James Robert Pound - Records, 1920 - 1959, MS 5053; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Resources
- 'Pound, James R', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-639050. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 28 March 2024
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