Person
Lennox, Francis Gordon (Gordon) (1912 - 1998)
- Born
- 31 August 1912
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 1998
- Occupation
- Biochemist and University Chancellor
Summary
Gordon Lennox has a distinguished career with CSIR(O) progressing from Head of the Biochemistry Section to leading the Wool Textile Research Laboratories for ten years and becoming the inaugural Chief of the Division on Protein Chemistry in 1958. Under his leadership the Division made significant contributions in the fields of collagen structure, plant proteins, viral proteins, veterinary vaccines, drug development, protein engineering and receptor biology. His research ranged from the production of power alcohol as a substitute for fuel to the manufacture and utilisation of wool textiles and leather. Lennox served as Counsellor (Scientist) at the Australian High Commission in London from 1973 to 1976.
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Chronology
- 1933
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1934
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1934 - 1936
- Career position - Chemist, Munitions Supply Laboratory
- 1936 - 1940
- Career position - Research Officer, CSIR Division of Economic Entomology
- 1940 - 1949
- Career position - Head, Leather and Fellmongery Section (later Biochemistry Section), CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry
- 1941
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1941
- Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute
- 1944
- Award - Grimwade Prize for Chemical Research, University of Melbourne
- 1949 - 1958
- Career position - Head, CSIRO Wool Textile Research Laboratories and leader of the Biochemistry Unit
- 1955
- Career position - Manager, First Wool Textile Research Conference, Australia
- 1958 - 1973
- Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division on Protein Chemistry
- 1961
- Award - Fellow, Textile Institute
- 1962 - 1964
- Career position - President, Australian Biochemical Society
- 1965
- Career position - Director of the Board, Leather Industries Research Association
- 1965 - 1973
- Career position - Deputy Chancellor, Monash University
- 1969 - 1973
- Career position - Chairman, Schools Board for Pharmacy and Biological Studies, Victoria Institute of Colleges
- 1973 - 1976
- Career position - Counsellor (Scientific), Australian High Commission, London
- 1975
- Award - LLD honoris causa, Monash University
- 1976 - 1977
- Career position - Senior Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Animal Health
- 1977
- Career position - Honorary Professorial Associate, School of Botany, University of Melbourne
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Rivett, D.E.; Ward, C.W.; Beikin, L.M.; Ramshaw, J.A.; and Wiltshire, J.F.K., The Lennox Legacy: the History of the CSIRO Laboratory at 343 Royal Parade, Parkville (Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 1996), 384 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Pederick, L.A.; and Lennox, F.G., 'Variation in Polyphenolic Constituents of Eucalyptus nitens Maiden', Australian Journal of Botany, 27 (3) (1979), 217-226. Details
Resources
- 'Lennox, F G (1912-1998)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-571863. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'Francis Gordon Lennox', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Lennox-Francis-Gordon. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_l.html. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 21 April 2022
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