Biographical entry Falk, John Edwin Rogers (1917 - 1970)
FAA
John Edwin Rogers Falk
Details
- Born
- 22 August 1917
Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 25 October 1970
- Occupation
- Biochemist
Summary
John Falk was Chief of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Plant Industry in Canberra from 1963 to 1970 after having served as Chief Research Officer and Head of the Biochemistry Section from 1955 to 1962. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 1961.
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- John Edwin Rogers Falk - Records, 1945 - 1970, MS 71; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: Dr. J. E. Falk', Journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, vol. 36, no. 4, 1970, pp. 321-322. Details
- Appleby, C. A., 'Obituary: Dr. J. E. Falk (1917-1970)', Search, vol. 1, no. 6, 1970, p. 318. Details
- Lemberg, M. R. And Frankel, O. H., 'John Edwin Rogers Falk', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 2, no. 3, 1972, pp. 92-107. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9720230092.htm. Details
Online Resources
- 'Falk, John Edwin Rogers - Ms 71', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms071.html. Details
- Lemberg, M. R. and Frankel, O. H., 'John Edwin Rogers Falk 1917-1970', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/falk.html. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Falk, J E', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-478912. Details
Digital resources
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 June 2010
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