Biographical entry Ritchie, Ernest (1917 - 1976)

Summary

Ernest Ritchie joined the Chemistry Dept of the University of Sydney in 1937 as a Demonstrator in Organic Chemistry and remained with the dept until his early death. He was appointed to a personal chair in 1967 and then Professor of Organic Chemistry in 1971. Ritchie was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 1963.

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Published resources

Book Sections

• Holland, H. G., 'Ritchie, Ernest (1917-1976), Organic Chemist', in John Ritchie and Diane Langmore (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 16, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2002, pp. 97-98. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160116b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Shoppee, C. W., 'Ernest Ritchie', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 3, no. 4, 1977, pp. 110-142. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9770340110.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Ritchie, Ernest', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1470962. Details
• Shoppee, C. W., 'Ernest Ritchie 1917-1976', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/ritchie.html. Details

See also

• Danks, D.; Duffield, A.; Sargeson, A., 'Berthold Halpern 1923-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 4, 1983, pp. 72-81. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9830540072.htm. Details