Person
Mathews, Francis Mackenzie (Frank) (1903 - 1982)
- Born
- 13 July 1903
East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 1 December 1982
New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer and Mechanical engineer
Summary
Frank Mathews, BE HonDSc FSTC FIEAust, was a chief engineer at Australian Iron and Steel Ltd in Port Kembla. He played a vital role in improving higher and technical education facilities in Wollongong and was central to the establishment of Wollongong University College, and was a councillor from 1947 until 1981. After retiring and moving to Sydney he was a deputy chancellor of the University of New South Wales and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science in 1962. He
was also a member of the Library Board of New South Wales and chairman (1966-81) of the Standards Association of Australia.
Details
Chronology
- 1925
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1925
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney
- 1932
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1935 - 1950
- Career position - Engineer, Australian Iron and Steel Ltd, Port Kembla
- 1936
- Life event - Married Janet Elizabeth Russell (1914-1992)
- 1947 - 1981
- Career position - Councillor, University of New South Wales
- 1950 - 1968
- Career position - Chief Engineer, Australian Iron and Steel Ltd, Port Kembla
- 1951
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1962
- Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of New South Wales
- 1966 - 1981
- Career position - Chairman, Standards Association of Australia
- 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
- 1968
- Life event - Retired
- c. 1975 - 1981
- Career position - Member, Library Board of New South Wales
- 1976 - 1981
- Career position - Deputy Chancellor, University of New South Wales
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- University of New South Wales, Wollongong University College Honorary conferral of Doctor of Science degrees to Robert Webster & Francis Mathews 1962 (Kensington, NSW: University of New South Wales, 1962), 2 pp, https://ro.uow.edu.au/wucgrad/1/. Details
Book Sections
- Thomas, Martin, 'Mathews, Francis Mackenzie (Frank) (1903-1982), mechanical and electrical engineer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 19 1991-1995 (A-Z), Melanie Nolan, ed. (ANU Press, 2021), pp. 572-574, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mathews-francis-mackenzie-frank-16421. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 9 March 2022, Last modified: 7 December 2023