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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000379b.htm person Dwyer Francis Patrick John FAA AACR2 3 December 1910 22 June 1962 Place of Birth Nelson Plains, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Chemist Francis Dwyer was Professor and Head of the Biological and Inorganic Chemistry Unit, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University from 1960. Earlier he had been a lecturer at Sydney Technical College 1934-1946 and University of Sydney 1946-1954. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1961. Dwyer was widely recognised as a leading authority in inorganic chemistry, and laid the foundation of biological inorganic chemistry. In his research he focused on metal coordination compounds, the optical activity of metal complexes, stereochemistry of sexadentate complexes and electron-transfer reactions. He pioneered the use of ruthenium polypyridyl complexes as highly active compounds. 1930 1930 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1933 1933 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney 1934 1946 Career position - Lecturer, Sydney Technical College 1940 1940 Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute 1942 1945 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of New South Wales 1943 1943 Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute 1946 1946 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney 1946 1954 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sydney 1948 1949 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of New South Wales 1953 1953 Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne 1953 1954 Career position - Visiting Professor, Northwestern University, Illinois, U.S.A. 1954 1954 Award - George Fisher-Baker Lecturer, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A. 1956 1962 Career position - Chair of Inorganic Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A. 1959 1959 Career position - Visiting Reader in charge of Biological Inorganic Chemistry Unit, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University 1959 1959 Award - Liversidge Lecturer, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1960 1962 Career position - Professor and Head of the Biological and Inorganic Chemistry Unit, John Curtin School of Medical Research 1961 1961 Career position - President, Chemistry Section, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1961 1962 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

President, Chemistry Section 1961

 H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1929 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Chemical Institute 1943

 John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University (1948 - )

Professor and Head of the Biological and Inorganic Chemistry Unit 1960 - 1962

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry 1946 - 1954.

 Sydney Technical College (1878 - 1992)

Francis Dwyer was a Lecturer at Sydney Technical College between 1934 and 1946.

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1961 - 1962

 Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1931 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Chemical Institute 1940

 David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne (1904 - )

Awarded the Prize (jointly) 1953

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 'Dwyer, Francis Patrick John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Dwyer, Francis Patrick John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Francis Patrick John Dwyer McKenzie, H. A. Obituary: Francis Patrick John Dwyer 1962 Australian Journal of Science 25 11 215-216 Book Section: Dwyer, Francis Patrick John (1910-1962), professor of chemistry Livingstone, Stanley E. Dwyer, Francis Patrick John (1910-1962), professor of chemistry Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 63-64 Journal Article: The foundation of the Sydney School of Coordination Chemistry Baker, Anthony Thomas The foundation of the Sydney School of Coordination Chemistry 2000 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 133 45-60 Journal Article: The Early History of Co-ordination Chemistry in Australia Baker, Anthony T.; Livingstone, Stanley E. The Early History of Co-ordination Chemistry in Australia 1985 Polyhedron 4 8 1337-1351 Journal Article: Francis Partick John Dwyer Sutherland, K.. L. Francis Partick John Dwyer 1063 Yearbook of the Australian Academy of Science 30-41 Journal Article: Metal complexes of linear sexadentate ligands: Dwyer and Lions revisited Baker, N. J.; Xiao, L. H.; Craig, D. C.; and Baker, A. T. Metal complexes of linear sexadentate ligands: Dwyer and Lions revisited 1999 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 132 11-22 Journal Article: The contribution of Dwyer and Lions to the design of sexadentate ligands Baker, Anthony T. The contribution of Dwyer and Lions to the design of sexadentate ligands 1999 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 132 65-82 Journal Article: Sixty years young: the diverse biological activities of metal polypyridyl complexes pioneered by Francis P. Dwyer Kilah, Nathan L.; and Meggers, Eric Sixty years young: the diverse biological activities of metal polypyridyl complexes pioneered by Francis P. Dwyer 2012 Australian Journal of Chemistry 65 9 1325-32 Journal Article: Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre 1905-1986 Aroney, M. J.; Buckingham, A. D. Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre 1905-1986 1988 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 3 273-297 Journal Article: Berthold Halpern 1923-1980 Danks, D.; Duffield, A.; Sargeson, A. Berthold Halpern 1923-1980 1983 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 4 72-81 Journal Article: Francis Lions, a Memoir and Contemporary Historical Assessment: Sydney University Chemistry, 1930s to 1960s Birch, Arthur J. Francis Lions, a Memoir and Contemporary Historical Assessment: Sydney University Chemistry, 1930s to 1960s 2009 Historical Records of Australian Science 20 2 163-190 Francis Patrick John Dwyer - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Francis Patrick John Dwyer - Records MS 041 1962 - 1964 Opening remarks at the first Dwyer Memorial Lecture, November 1962, by R.S. Nyholm; address by A. Shulman on Dwyer's work in Australia relating to chemistry and biology of phenanthroline chelates, May 1964 [2 mm, MS 41]. 9 pages