Person

Kurth, Ernest Carl Edgar (1895 - 1966)

Born: 1 November 1895
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 4 January 1966
Occupation: Chemist

Summary

Ernest Kurth was Professor of Chemistry, University of Tasmania from 1941. Earlier he had been Lecturer in Applied Chemistry 1923-1937 and Head of the Chemistry Department 1937-1941. While working at the University of Tasmania he was also head of the Department of Chemistry at the Hobart Technical College.

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Chronology

1915: Career position - Chemist at Oroya Links Ltd
1916: Career position - Metallurgy Associate of Western Australian School of Mines
1916: Career position - Robert Falconer Research Scholar
1916?: Education - Diploma completed at the Kalgoorlie School of Mines
1917: Career position - Engineer's Assistant at Sons of Gwalia Ltd
1918 - 1921: Career position - Research Chemist at Electrolytic Zinc Co in Risdon, Tasmania
1923 - 1927: Career position - Lecturer in Applied Chemistry at the University of Tasmania
1928: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Tasmania
1934: Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Tasmania
1937 - 1941: Career position - Head of Chemistry Department at the University of Tasmania
1941 - 1960: Career position - Foundation Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tasmania
1946 - 1948: Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Tasmania

Archival resources

Archives Office of Tasmania

Ernest Carl Edgar Kurth - Records, 1930 - 1957, NS 487; Archives Office of Tasmania. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Exhibition Papers, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/exhib_papers.htm. Details

Journal Articles

'Obituary: Ernest Edgar Kurth', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, 33 (3) (1966), 63. Details

Resources

'Kurth, Ernest Carl Edgar (18951101-19660104)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476441. Details

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