Biographical entry Knox, Edward William (1847 - 1933)

Summary

Edward William Knox joined the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, which had been founded by his father, Edward Knox (qv) as a junior clerk in April 1864, becoming chairman and managing director in 1920. He resigned as managing director in December 1932 and from the board in February 1933.

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Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions

• Collins, David, Chemistry in Australia Bibliography, eScholarship Research Centre, 2009, http://www.eoas.info/ciab.html. Details

Book Sections

• Rutledge, Martha, 'Knox, Edward William (1847-1933), industrialist', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 626-628. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090629b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Knox, E.W., 'obituary of E.W. Knox in presidential address by R.W. Challinor', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 68, Acting Government Printer, Sydney, 1934, pp. 2-3. Details
• Knox, Edward W., 'On an Application of Chemical Control to a Manufacturing Business', Report of the Second Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 2, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1890, pp. 372-379. Details

Online Resources

• 'Knox, Edward William', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468210. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_k.html. Details