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

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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

Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes

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