Person
Mendelsohn, Oscar Adolf (1896 - 1978)
- Born
- 12 July 1896
Nanango, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 5 January 1978
Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Analytical chemist and Food scientist
Summary
Oscar Mendelsohn set up as an analytical and consulting chemist during the 1920s. Later he bought a grazing property which he farmed for 12 years before selling it to the government as a research station and returning to the city. He was also an author and composer of light music, the latter under the name of Oscar Milsen.
Details
Born Nanango, Queensland, 12 July 1896. Died 5 January 1978. OBE 1975. Educated Sydney Technical College, University of Melbourne (BSc) and North-western University, Chicago. Junior, customs agent's office, shift chemist, Lithgow Steel works, teacher at a small private school, AIF Artillery 1914-18, University of Melbourne 1919-21, analytical and consulting chemical business ca 1922-31, chemical adviser to the RAAF (Squadron Leader) 1942-45, grazing property, Lara, ca 1946-58, sold property to the government as a research station and returned to the city, consultant in disputed documents. Australian representative, World's Dairy Congress, London 1928.
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Oscar Mendelsohn - Records, 1928 - 1977, MS 1857; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Marginson, Ray, 'Mendelsohn, Oscar Adolf (1896-1978), Bon Vivant and Public Analyst [and Food Chemist]' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), pp. 349-350. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150412b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536951. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/79288878. Details
- 'Mendelsohn, Oscar (1896-1896)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-621723. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 6 November 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018