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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000587b.htm person Macbeth Alexander Killen CMG FAA AACR2 11 August 1889 29 May 1957 Place of Birth Drumbuoy, Strabane, Donegal, Ireland Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Organic chemist Alexander Macbeth was Professor of Chemistry, University of Adelaide 1928-1954 and Dean of the Faculty of Science. Earlier he was Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, United College University, St Andrews from 1919 and then Reader in Chemistry, University of Durham 1924-1928. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 1955. He played a key role in establishing pharmaceutical industry in Australia and worked as a consultant for companies including Beckers Pty Ltd, Johnson Chemical Laboratories, and Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand. c. 1918 c. 1918 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), Queen's University Belfast 1919 c. 1924 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, St Andrews University, Scotland 1924 1928 Career position - Reader in Chemistry, University of Durham 1928 1928 Life event - Moved to Adelaide 1928 1928 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), ad eundem gradum, University of Adelaide 1928 1954 Career position - Professor of Chemistry, University of Adelaide 1930 1930 Career event - Elected Member (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council 1930 1930 Publication - Second edition of book: Organic Chemistry for Medical, Intermediate Science and Pharmaceutical Students 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1937 1937 Career position - President, Section B (Chemistry), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1946 1946 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - for services to industry and The University of Adelaide 1952 1952 Publication - Third edition of book: Organic Chemistry for Medical, Intermediate Science and Pharmaceutical Students 1954 Award - Emeritus Professor, University of Adelaide 1955 1955 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Professor of Chemistry 1928 - 1954.

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1955 - 1957

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

Member (Chemistry) 1930 -

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

President, Section B (Chemistry) 1937; Felow 1937 -

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 'Macbeth, Alexander Killen', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Macbeth, Alexander Killen Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Macbeth, Alexander Killen - Ms 10 Macbeth, Alexander Killen - Ms 10 Australian Academy of Science 1994 Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings Journal Article: Presidential address: Some aspects of recent research in organic chemistry [Section B - Chemistry] Macbeth, A. Killen Presidential address: Some aspects of recent research in organic chemistry [Section B - Chemistry] ANZAAS 1937 Report of the twenty-third meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Auckland meeting, January, 1937 F. J. A. Brogan 27-44 Journal Article: Denis Oswald Jordan 1914-82 Coates, J. H. Denis Oswald Jordan 1914-82 1985 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 2 237-246 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Alexander Killen Macbeth - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Alexander Killen Macbeth - Records MS 010 1945 - 1952 Manuscript lecture notes on organic chemistry, University of Adelaide 1952 with other lecture and miscellaneous notes; typescript chapter entitled 'Carbohydrates'; letter from Sir Alan Newton 1945 regarding Macbeth's work as Scientific Liaison Officer to the Medical Equipment Control Committee; letter notifying his appointment to Order of St Michael and St George 1946 [8 cm, MS 10]. 0.08 m