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.

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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

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Rosanne Walker

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