Person
Taylor, Norman (1885 - 1960)
- Born
- 2 August 1885
- Died
- 15 February 1960
- Occupation
- Industrial chemist
Summary
Norman Taylor was the Technical Manager and Director (1935-1946) then Managing Director (1946-1947) of ICIANZ (Imperial Chemical industry of Australia and New Zealand). He played a vital role in the great expansion of the chemical industry which took place during the war years. Some of the important developments with which he was associated were the installation of synthetic ammonia plants, the manufacture of sulphamerazine, and the installation of an entire explosives factory for the Ministry of Munitions.
Details
After completing studies in Switzerland, Norman Taylor went to work at one of Alfred Nobel's dynamite companies in Scotland (1911-1922) and then with British South Africa Company Limited (1922-1927). In 1927 he moved to Nobel (Australasia) Pty Ltd, becoming Factory Manager at Deer Park, then Factory Superintendent of Deer Park and Leathecloth Pty Ltd from 1929. Six years later Taylor joined ICIANZ which became known as ICI Australia in 1971.
Chronology
- 1907
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Manchester, UK
- 1908 - 1911
- Education - Studied at the Zurich Polytechnic in Switzerland (PhD?)
- 1911 - 1922
- Career position - Chemist at Nobels in Ardeer, Scotland
- 1922 - 1927
- Career position - British South Africa Company Limited
- 1927 - 1929
- Career position - Chemist to Factory Manager at Nobel (Australasia) Pty Ltd in Deer Park
- 1929 - 1935
- Career position - Factory Superintendent of Nobels at Deer Park and at Leathecloth Pty Ltd
- 1929 - 1949
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
- 1935 - 1946
- Career position - Technical Manager and Director of ICIANZ (Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand)
- 1946 - 1947
- Career position - Managing Director of ICIANZ
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Resources
- 'Taylor, Norman (1885-1960)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475868. 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_t.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 26 March 2007
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