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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-22 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000045b.htm person Steele Bertram Dillon FRS AACR2 30 May 1870 28 February 1931 Place of Birth Plymouth, Devon, England Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Chemist Pharmacist Bertram Steele was the first Professor of Chemistry at the University of Queensland 1910-1930. Earlier he was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Melbourne 1906-1910. 1898 1898 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1899 1899 Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship 1902 1902 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne 1906 1910 Career position - Chemistry Lecturer, University of Melbourne 1910 1930 Career position - First Professor of Chemistry, University of Queensland 1911 1911 Career position - President, Section B (Chemistry, Metallurgy and Mineralogy), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1912 1914 Career position - Member of organising committee, British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting 1914 1914 Career position - Vice-President, Section B (Chemistry), British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting 1915 1919 Career position - University College, London 1919 1919 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1919 1930 Career position - Professor of Chemistry, University of Queensland 1921 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council 1923 Career position - Chairman, Royal commission to investigate the prickly pear problem School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne (1880s - )

Lecturer in Chemistry 1906 - 1910

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Professor of Chemistry 1910 - 1930

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Foundation Member (Chemistry) 1921 -

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

President, Section B (Chemistry, Metallurgy and Mineralogy) 1911

 British Association for the Advancement of Science 84th Meeting (1914)

Member of organising committee 1912 - 1914; Vice-President, Section B (Chemistry) 1914

 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship: 1899

 Conference convened by the Prime Minister, S.M. Bruce, to consider the reorganisation of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, 30 May and 1 June 1925

Representative of Queensland

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 Steele, Bertram Dillon (1870-1934)

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 'Steele, Bertram Dillon', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Steele, Bertram Dillon Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The Blue Salt of Fehling's Solution and Other Cuprotartrates Masson, David Orme and Steele B.D. The Blue Salt of Fehling's Solution and Other Cuprotartrates London Chemical Society 1899 Journal of the Chemical Society, London 75 725-734 Resource Section: Steele, Bertram Dillon Steele, Bertram Dillon Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Book Section: Steele, Bertram Dillon (1870-1934), Professor of Chemistry Chiswell, Barry Steele, Bertram Dillon (1870-1934), Professor of Chemistry Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 60-61 Journal Article: Founders of Australian Chemistry. B. D. Steele. Watkins, S.B. Founders of Australian Chemistry. B. D. Steele. 1958 The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings 25 412-417 Journal Article: Presidential address Challinor, R. W. Presidential address 1934 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 68 1-35 Book: Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 Gregory, Helen Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 St Lucia University of Queensland Library 1987 Book: The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Currie, George; Graham, John The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Melbourne CSIRO 1966 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Bertram Dillon Steele - Records The University of Queensland Archives Bertram Dillon Steele - Records S135 1910 - 1930 Various records relating to B.D. Steele c1910-30 [S135].