Person

Hargreaves, William Arthur (1866 - 1959)

Born
29 October 1866
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died
31 March 1959
St Peters, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Chemist

Summary

William Hargreaves was Director of the Gordon Technical College, Victoria 1891-1897 when he became Assistant Government Analyst, Queensland Mines Department. From 1899 he was the South Australian Government Analyst and Director of the new Department of Chemistry from 1916.

Details

Chronology

1890
Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Melbourne
1891
Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne
1891 - 1897
Career position - Director of the Gordon Technical College, Victoria
1892
Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Melbourne
1897 - 1898
Career position - Assistant Government Analyst, Queensland Mines Department
1899 - 1915
Career position - South Australian Government Analyst
1916 -
Career position - Director, Department of Chemistry, South Australia
1916
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide
1916 - 1920
Career position - Member, State Committee South Australia, Advisory Council of Science and Industry
1917
Career event - Foundation Member, Australian Chemical Institute
1919
Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1927
Career event - Elected Member (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council
1936 - 1950
Career position - Council member, South Australian School of Mines and Industries
1937
Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)

Archival resources

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana

  • William Arthur Hargreaves - Records, 1902 - 1955, PRG 64; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. 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

Book Sections

  • Farrall, Lyndsay, 'Hargreaves, William Arthur (1866-1959), chemist and government analyst' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 198-199. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090195b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

Resources

Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes

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