Person
Basser, Adolph (1887 - 1964)
- Born
- 26 June 1887
Kraców, Poland - Died
- 20 October 1964
Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Optician and Philanthropist
Summary
(Sir) Adolph Basser was keenly interested in scientific and medical research. Among his larger gifts were £50,000 to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1950, £50,000 to the University of Sydney in 1954 to build its first computer; £25,000 to the National Heart Foundation and £25,000 to the Australian Academy of Science in 1960 to establish a library.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Lemon, Andrew; Rutledge, Martha, 'Basser, Sir Adolph (1887-1964), optician, jeweller and philanthropist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 126-127. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130151b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537855. Details
- 'Basser, Adolph (1887-1964)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476885. Details
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
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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