Biographical entry Le Fèvre, Raymond James Wood (1905 - 1986)

Summary

Raymond Le Fèvre was Professor of Chemistry, University of Sydney 1946-1970, and Head of the School of Chemistry 1948-1970. Earlier he was Lecturer then Reader in Organic Chemistry, University College London 1927-1946.

Details

Born North London, 1 April 1905. Died Sydney, 26 August 1986. Educated East London College, University of London (BSc 1925, MSc 1927, DSc 1935). Lecturer in organic chemistry, University College London 1928-38, Reader 1938-39; Directorate of Scientific Research, Air Ministry 1940-45; Head of Chemistry Department, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough 1945-46; Professor of Chemistry, University of Sydney 1946-70 and Head, School of Chemistry 1948-70; Honorary Professorial Fellow, Macquarie University from 1971. H.G. Smith Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1952; Coronation Medal 1953; Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1954, Fellow, Royal Society 1959; Liversidge Lecturer, Royal Society of New South Wales 1960; Royal Society of New South Wales Medal 1969; Masson Lecturer, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1967; Fellow, Royal Institute of Chemistry; Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute.. President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1961. The R.J.W. Le Fevre Memorial Prize for distinguished basic research by a young scientist in chemistry, particularly physical chemistry, was established by the Australian Academy of Science in 1989.

Related entries

Archival resources

National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office

• Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre - Records, CRS M1745; National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office. Details
• Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre - Records, CRS M1932; National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office. Details
• Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre - Records, c. 1940 - c. 1945, CRS M1744; National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office. Details

University of Sydney, Archives

• Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre - Records, 1926 - 1986, P 157; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Le Fevre, R.J.W., 'The Establishment of Chemistry within Australian Science', in A Century of Scientific Progress, Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1961. Details

Journal Articles

• 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
• Le Fevre, R. J. W., 'Albert Ernest Alexander', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 2, no. 2, 1972, pp. 61-81. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9720220061.htm. Details
• Le Fevre, R.J.W., 'John Smith, First Professor of Chemistry in Australia', The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings, vol. 26, 1959, pp. 348-353. Details

Online Resources

• 'Primary description of person CP 360; Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CP+360. Details
• Aroney, M.J. and Buckingham, A.D., 'Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre 1905-1986', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/lefevre.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Le Fèvre, Raymond James Wood', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474251. Details