Person

Boan, Robert (1863? - 1936)

Born: 1863?
Died: 10 December 1936
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Analytical chemist

Summary

Robert Boan worked for the Victorian Railways Department 1878-1925. On his advice the Department added a chemical laboratory to its organisation, which he gradually built up, as chemist-in-charge, to an important testing and research laboratory.

Details

Chronology

1878 - 1925: Career position - Engineer, then Engineer of Tests at the Victorian Railways Department
1925 - 1929: Career position - Analytical and Consulting Chemist (in partnership with his son, R. F. Boan)
1929 - 1933: Career position - Chemical Adviser to Texas Oil Co.
1933 - 1936: Career position - Private practice with his son
1936: Career position - Chairman, Sydney Section of the Society of Chemical Industry

Children

Boan, Robert Farquharson (1890 - 1952)

Published resources

Journal Articles

Boan, Robert, 'The sewage treatment problem (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. IV (1905), 109-146. https://hdl.handle.net/11343/24299. Details

Resources

'Boan, Robert (1863-1936)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475503. Details

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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 25 August 2006

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