Person
Gentles, William Cockburn (c. 1876 - 1954)
- Born
- c. 1876
Australia - Died
- 21 July 1954
New Plymouth, New Zealand - Occupation
- Industrial chemist
Summary
William Gentles worked as a chemist in Australia and New Zealand. For fifteen years he was head of the Wallaroo works laboratory in South Australia and taught at the local School of Mines (1907-1922). Gentles left Wallaroo in 1922 for a two year stint as manger of Upton & Co., Ltd in New South Wales. He then moved to New Zealand to take up a post at Farmers' Fertilizers Ltd, where he remained until he retired. William Gentles was a foundation Associate of the Royal Chemical Institute.
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Chronology
- 1903
- Education - Honours certificate, Sydney Technical College
- 1907 - 1921
- Career position - Teacher in Chemistry at the School of Mines in Moonta
- 1907 - 1922
- Career position - Chemist-in-charge at the Wallaroo Works Laboratory of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd., South Australia
- 1921 - 1922
- Career position - Registrar of the School of Mines in Moonta
- 1922 - 1924
- Career position - Manager of the Upton & Co., Ltd. in Alexandria, New South Wales
- 1924 -
- Career position - Consulting and Manufacturing Chemist to the Farmers' Fertilizers Ltd.in New Plymouth, New Zealand
Published resources
Resources
- 'Gentles, William Cockburn (1876-19540721)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476428. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018