Person

Bell, Marcus (1881 - 1934)

OBE

Born
7 January 1881
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Died
3 June 1934
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Chemist

Summary

Marcus Bell was Head of the Munitions Supply Board Laboratories at Maribyrnong from their establishment in 1921 until his death in 1934. After completing his education at the University of Melbourne, he became Assistant to the Chief Inspector of Explosives of Victoria, then Chemical Adviser for the Department of Defence (1911-1914). As part of this job Bell was sent to England to study military explosives. Upon his return, he became Director of Munitions in Australia during World War I and Superintendent of Laboratories after World War I.

Bell was President of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Chemical Institute from 1926-1927 and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1920.

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Chronology

c. 1907 - c. 1908
Career position - Chief Inspector of Explosives, Victoria
1908 - 1911
Career position - Assistant to the Chemical Adviser, Department of Defence
1911 - 1914
Career position - Chemical Adviser, Commonwealth Department of Defence
1920
Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Superintendent of Arsenal Laboratories
1921 - 1934
Career position - Director of Munitions, Munitions Supply Board Laboratories at Maribyrnong
1922
Career event - Elected Associate Member (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council
c. 1924 - c. 1925
Career position - Member, Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association (representative of Australian Chemical Institute)
1926 - 1927
Career position - President, Victorian Branch, Australian Chemical Institute

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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_b.html. Details
  • Wisdom, John, A History of Defence Science in Australia (Melbourne: Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 1995), 267 pp. Details

Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 27 March 2024

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