Person
Walton, Thomas Utrick (1852 - 1917)
- Born
- 17 June 1852
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland - Died
- 1 February 1917
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Industrial chemist
Summary
Thomas Walton worked for the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. from 1881, developing a system of chemical control which monitored the movement of cane-sugar from the farms through the mills and refineries to the final market products. The control system became a model for the Australian sugar industry and also internationally.
Details
Chronology
- 1873
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Glasgow, Scotland
- 1876 - 1878
- Education - Further studies at Anderson's University, Scotland (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)?)
- c. 1878 - c. 1880
- Career position - Chemist at the Sugar refineries in Greenock
- 1881 -
- Career position - Industrial chemist, Colonial Sugar Refining Company, in Australia
- 1888
- Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Holland, H. G., 'Walton, Thomas Utrick (1852-1917), industrial chemist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), pp. 376-377. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120422b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538894. Details
- Early Chemists of Sydney, 2006, http://members.optusnet.com.au/jph8524/McKern.htm. Details
- 'Walton, Thomas Utrick (1852-1917)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463990. 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_w.html. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018
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