Person
MacDougall, James Kenneth (1884 - 1960)
- Born
- 25 September 1884
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 10 February 1960
New Lamberton, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
James MacDougall worked for the Austral Nail Company Pty Ltd from 1911-1916 and 1918-1921, and for Rylands Bros (Australia) Ltd, which was formed by a merger between Austral and Rylands Bros Ltd 1921-1952. His enthusiasm for the design and development of new products and techniques contributed to the world leadership of Rylands in wire-making.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Firth, Beverley, 'MacDougall, James Kenneth (1884-1960), engineer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), p. 201. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150240b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539542. Details
- 'MacDougall, James Kenneth (1884-1960)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465499. 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_m.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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