Person

Brown, Kenneth John (1925 - 1994)

Born
9 January 1925
Campsie, New South Wales, Australia
Died
13 July 1994
Occupation
Chemical engineer and Gemmologist

Summary

Kenneth John Brown was Supervisor of the Cotton Department of Johnson & Johnson, a company he had worked with for twenty-six years. He was also a gifted gemmologist.

Details

Chronology

1947
Education - Associate Diploma in Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sydney Technical College
1948 -
Career position - Associate of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1955 - c. 1981
Career position - Research Chemist through to Supervisor of the Cotton Department at Johnson and Johnson
1958
Education - Certificate of the Management Certificate Course, the Sydney Technical College
1963 -
Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales
1966
Education - Diploma of the Gemmological Association of Australia completed
1969
Education - Diploma of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain completed

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • GWKF, 'Biographical Memoirs: Kenneth John Brown 1925-1994', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 127 (3&4) (1994), 165-166. Details

Resources

Annette Alafaci

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