Biographical entry Morrison, Frank Richard (1895 - 1967)

Summary

Frank Richard Morrison joined the Technological Museum, Sydney in 1916 and was the Museum's Economic Chemist 1946-49, Deputy Director 1949-56 and Director 1956-60. He worked on the chemistry of Australia's natural products, especially eucalyptus oils, in collaboration with A.R. Penfold.

Details

Born Sydney, 14 April 1895. Died Sydney, 2 October 1967. Educated Sydney Technical College (ASTC (Chem.) 1922). Laboratory assistant, chemical laboratories, Sydney Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board 1912-16, assistant chemist, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences 1916-46, Economic Chemist 1946-49, Deputy Director of the Museum 1949-55, Director 1955-60. President, Sydney Technical College Chemical Society (later University of New South Wales Chemical Society ) 1931, 1955, President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1950. Royal Society of New South Wales medal 1958.

Archival resources

Powerhouse Museum

• Frank Richard Morrison - Records, 1923 - 1967, PM 122, MRS 225; Powerhouse Museum. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Hall, Norman, 'Morrison, Frank Richard (1895-1967)', in Botanists of the Eucalypts, CSIRO, Melbourne, 1978, p. 140. Details
• Holland, H. G.; Mckern, H.H.G., 'Morrison, Frank Richard (1895-1967), Chemist and Museum Director', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 15, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2000, pp. 417-418. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150487b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• 'Obituary. Frank Richard Morrison', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, vol. 35, no. 2, 1968, p. 36. Details
• 'Obituaries: Frank Richard Morrison; Herbert Minchin Nicholls', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, vol. 35, no. 2, 1968, p. 36. Details
• 'Obituaries. Frank Richard Morrison', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 102, 1969, pp. 96-97. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Morrison, F R', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-587010. Details