Person
Stranks, Donald Richard (1929 - 1986)
AO
- Born
- 18 July 1929
Melbourne?, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 9 August 1986
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist and Vice-Chancellor
Summary
Donald Stranks was Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1973-1977, and at the University of Adelaide 1964-1973.
Details
Chronology
- 1955
- Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1964 - 1973
- Career position - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Adelaide
- 1973 - 1977
- Career position - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Adelaide
- 1977 - 1986
- Career position - Vice-Chancellor, University of Adelaide
- 1984
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to education and learning
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Barker, J. M.; Stranks, D.R., 'Rennie, Edward Henry (1852-1927), Scientist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Geoffrey Serle, ed., vol. 11 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 361-362. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110371b.htm. Details
Resources
- 'Stranks, Donald R (1929-1986)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-464581. Details
See also
- Coates, J. H., 'Denis Oswald Jordan 1914-82', Historical Records of Australian Science, 6 (2) (1985), 237-246. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9850620237. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
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