Person

Angyal, Stephen John (1914 - 2012)

OBE FAA FRACI

Born
21 November 1914
Budapest, Hungary
Died
14 May 2012
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Organic chemist

Summary

Stephen Angyal was Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales 1960-1979.

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Chronology

1935 - 1953
Award - Fellow, Australian Chemical Institute
1937
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Science in Budapest, Hungary
c. 1938 - c. 1941
Career position - Chemist within the pharmaceutical industry in Hungary
1940
Life event - Migrated to Australia
1941 - 1946
Career position - Research Chemist, Nicholas Pty. Ltd. in Melbourne
1946 - 1952
Career position - Chemistry Lecturer, University of Sydney
1953 - 1960
Career position - Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
1953 - 2012
Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
1958
Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1960 - 1979
Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales
1962
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of New South Wales
1962 - 2012
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1964
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of New South Wales
1967 - 1970
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
1970 - 1979
Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales
1976
Career position - Professeur Associe, Université de Grenoble, France
11 Jun 1977
Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Dean Science Faculty, University of NSW
1 Aug 1977
Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal
1980 -
Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of New South Wales
1980
Award - Haworth Memorial Medal and Lectureship, Chemical Society, London
1987
Award - Hudson Award, American Chemical Society
1990
Award - Foreign Member, Hungarian Academy of Science
1 Jan 2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society through science and stereochemistry

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University of New South Wales Archives

  • Stephen John Angyal - Records, Future dep?; University of New South Wales Archives. Details

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  • Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details

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