Person
Backhouse, William Fryer (1897 - 1953)
- Born
- 13 February 1897
Sheffield, England - Died
- 15 June 1953
- Occupation
- Metallurgist
Summary
William Backhouse had been director and general manager of Australian Titan Products Pty. Ltd. for some years before his death. He had previously worked for various chemical companies in Sydney and in Sheffield, UK.
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Chronology
- 1916 - 1921
- Career position - Chemist, Research Chemist and Assistant Plant Superintendent for Hadfield Ltd. in Sheffield
- 1921 - 1923
- Career position - Chief Chemist and Metallurgist at Hadfield Ltd.in Sydney
- 1924 - 1931
- Career position - Technical Manager, then Manager at Alumino-Thermic and Metal Sprayers Ltd
- 1930 - 1932
- Career position - Lecturer (part time) in Metallurgy at the Sydney Technical College
- 1932 - 1938
- Career position - General Manager of Titanium Products Ltd., later Titanium Pigments Ltd
- 1938 - 1943
- Career position - Technical Service Officer with ICIANZ (Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand)
- 1944 - 1953
- Career position - Director and General Manager of Australian Titan Products Pty. Ltd in Burnie, Tasmania
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Resources
- 'Backhouse, William Fryer (1897-1953)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473533. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018