Person
Willis, Jack Lehane (1918 - 2004)
- Born
- 16 March 1918
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 12 November 2004
- Occupation
- Chemist and Museum director
Summary
Jack Willis initially worked as an organic chemist in private industry. He was then appointed Botanical Research Officer at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (later the Powerhouse Museum) in 1948. Later he became Deputy Director 1956-1959 and Director 1960-1979.
Details
Born Sydney, 16 March 1918. Educated University of Sydney (BA, MSc). Botanical Research Officer, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences 1948, Deputy Director 1956-59, Director 1960-79. President, Museums Association of Australia 1961-67.
Archival resources
Powerhouse Museum
- Jack Lehane Willis - Records, 1921 - 1978, MA 153, MRS 225; Powerhouse Museum. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Ailie; Moje, Christine; Rigby, Rebecca, The Study of Australian Eucalypts, eScholarship Research Centre, 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/index.html. Details
Books
- Penfold, Arthur de Ramon, and Willis, Jack Lehane, The eucalypts : botany, cultivation, chemistry, and utilization (London: Leonard Hill, 1961), 551 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Willis, J. L., 'Baker, Richard Thomas (1854-1941), botanist and museum curator' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), pp. 154-155. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/baker-richard-thomas-5108. Details
Journal Articles
- Penfold, A.R.; and Willis, J. L., 'The Essential Oil Industry of Australia', Economic Botany, 8 (4) (1954), 316-336. Details
Resources
- 'Willis, Jack Lehane (1918-2004)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476088. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 5 March 2018
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