Person
Kurth, Ernest Carl Edgar (1895 - 1966)
- Born
- 1 November 1895
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 4 January 1966
- Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Ernest Kurth was Professor of Chemistry, University of Tasmania from 1941. Earlier he had been Lecturer in Applied Chemistry 1923-1937 and Head of the Chemistry Department 1937-1941. While working at the University of Tasmania he was also head of the Department of Chemistry at the Hobart Technical College.
Details
Chronology
- 1915
- Career position - Chemist at Oroya Links Ltd
- 1916
- Career position - Metallurgy Associate of Western Australian School of Mines
- 1916
- Career position - Robert Falconer Research Scholar
- 1916?
- Education - Diploma, Kalgoorlie School of Mines
- 1917
- Career position - Engineer's Assistant at Sons of Gwalia Ltd
- 1918 - 1921
- Career position - Research Chemist at Electrolytic Zinc Co in Risdon, Tasmania
- 1923 - 1927
- Career position - Lecturer in Applied Chemistry, University of Tasmania
- 1928
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Tasmania
- 1934
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Tasmania
- 1937 - 1941
- Career position - Head of Chemistry Department, University of Tasmania
- 1941 - 1960
- Career position - Foundation Professor of Chemistry, University of Tasmania
- 1946 - 1948
- Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Tasmania
Archival resources
Archives Office of Tasmania
- Ernest Carl Edgar Kurth - Records, 1930 - 1957, NS 487; Archives Office of Tasmania. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Exhibition Papers, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/exhib_papers.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: Ernest Edgar Kurth', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, 33 (3) (1966), 63. Details
Resources
- 'Kurth, Ernest Carl Edgar (18951101-19660104)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476441. Details
See also
- Bolton, H. C., 'Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities', Australian Physicist (1990). http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/bolton2.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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