Biographical entry Fawsitt, Charles Edward (1878 - 1960)
- Born
- 8 May 1878
Gavan, Lanark, Scotland - Died
- 16 November 1960
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Charles Edward Fawsitt was Professor of Chemistry, University of Sydney 1909-46 and Dean of the Faculty of Science 1923-29. Earlier he had lectured in metallurgical chemistry at Glasgow.
Archival resources
Private hands (Cable, K.J.)
- Charles Edward Fawsitt - Records, 1908 - 1961; Private hands (Cable, K.J.). Details
University of Sydney, Archives
- Charles Edward Fawsitt - Records, 1908 - 1960; University of Sydney, Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Cable, K. J. ; Bygott, Ursula, 'Fawsitt, Charles Edward (1878-1960)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 474-475. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080500b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Fawsitt, C. E., 'Obituary: James Edward Mills, 1905-1943', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 5, no. 6, 1943, p. 193. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Fawsitt, Charles Edward', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469891. Details
See also
- Aroney, M. J.; Bukingham, A. D., 'Raymond James Wood Le Fevre 1905-1986', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 7, no. 3, 1988, pp. 273-297. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9880730273.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 19 July 2006
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