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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-03-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000625b.htm person Masson David Orme KBE FRSE FRS AACR2 18 January 1858 10 August 1937 Place of Birth Hampstead, England Place of Death South Yarra, Victoria, Australia Chemist Sir David Masson was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne (1886-1923) and was important in the establishment of the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research). He presided over a number of national scientific and research organisations and was knighted in 1923. Masson is commemorated by the Masson theatre and Masson Road at the University of Melbourne; the Masson lectureship from the Australian National Research Council 1931; Masson memorial scholarship from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1939; and a mountain range and island in Antarctica. Masson was educated at the University of Edinburgh and in Göttingen, Germany. 1878 1878 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Edinburgh 1880 1880 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Edinburgh 1880 1880 Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry at University College Bristol, UK 1882 1885 Career position - Research Fellow of the University of Edinburgh 1884 1884 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Edinburgh 1886 1923 Career position - Professor of Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1891 1891 Career position - President, Section B (Chemistry), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1900 1900 Career position - First President, Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria 1912 1914 Career position - Chairman of the 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 1917 1917 Career position - Foundation President, Victorian Branch, Australian Chemical Institute 1918 1918 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 1919 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council 1922 1926 Career position - President, Australian National Research Council 1922 1926 Career position - President, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1923 1923 Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) 1923 1924 Career position - President, Australian Chemical Institute 1931 1931 Award - Masson lectureship established in his honour by the Australian National Research Council 1933 1935 Career position - President, Australian Chemical Institute 1939 1939 Award - Masson Memorial Scholarship established in his honour by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Masson, James Irvine Orme (1887 - 1962) 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 Victoria

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Professor of Chemistry 1886 - 1923.

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

President 1922 - 1926; Foundation Member (Chemistry) 1919 -

 Australian Chemical Institute (ACI) (1917 - 1953)

President 1923 - 1924 and 1933 - 1935

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

President 1911-1913; President, Section B (Chemistry) 1891

 Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria (SCIV) (1900 - )

President 1900

 ACI - Victorian Branch, Australian Chemical Institute (1917 - 1953)

Foundation President 1917

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

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

 Conference convened by the Prime Minister, W.M Hughes, to consider the question of the establishment of a National Laboratory, 5 January 1916 State Committee Victoria, Advisory Council of Science and Industry (1916 - 1920)

1916 - 1920

 Advisory Council of Science and Industry, Commonwealth of Australia (1916 - 1920)

Deputy Chairman, Executive Committee 1916 - 1920

 CSIR Council, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1926 - 1949)

Member 1927-1937

 Elliott, Amy Marion (1874 - 1913) Masson, Mary (1862 - 1945)

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 Masson, David Orme (1858-)

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 'Masson, David Orme', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Masson, David Orme Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: 150 Years, 150 Stories: Masson Family Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter 150 Years, 150 Stories: Masson Family 2003 Uni News 12 10 4 Journal Article: On the Relation Between the Boiling-Points, Molecular Volumes, and ChemicaL Characters of Liquids Masson, David Orme On the Relation Between the Boiling-Points, Molecular Volumes, and ChemicaL Characters of Liquids 1890 Philosophical Magazine 30 412-423 Journal Article: Ionic velocities Masson, David Orme Ionic velocities London Royal Society of London 1899 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series A 192 331-350 Journal Article: The Great War brought us tragedy but it also birthed Australian science Spurling, Tom; Webb, John Mark The Great War brought us tragedy but it also birthed Australian science Australia The Conversation AU 2015 The Conversation Journal Article: A Deduction from the Gaseous Theory of Solution Masson, David Orme A Deduction from the Gaseous Theory of Solution London Macmillan Journals 1891 Nature 43 345-349 Journal Article: Environment, Economy and Australian Biology 1890-1939 Schedvin, C. B. Environment, Economy and Australian Biology 1890-1939 1984 Historical Studies 21 11-28 Journal Article: Uber die beziehung zwischen den siedenpunkten, molekularvolumen und der chemischen zusammensetzung der flussigkeiten Masson, David Orme Uber die beziehung zwischen den siedenpunkten, molekularvolumen und der chemischen zusammensetzung der flussigkeiten 1890 Philosophical Magazine 412-423 Journal Article: Uebere ionengeschwindigkeiten. Masson, David Orme Uebere ionengeschwindigkeiten. 1899 Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie 29 501-526 Journal Article: On Molecular Volumes and Boiling-Points in Relation to Chemical Character Masson, David Orme On Molecular Volumes and Boiling-Points in Relation to Chemical Character Wellington, NZ Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1891 Report of the third meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 3 103-106 Journal Article: Does Hydrogen Find its Proper Place at the Head of Group I, or at the Head of Group VII ? Masson, David Orme Does Hydrogen Find its Proper Place at the Head of Group I, or at the Head of Group VII ? 1896 The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science 72 283-284 Journal Article: A Product of the Action of Nitric Oxide on Sodium Ethylate MacDonald, G.W.; and Masson, David Orme A Product of the Action of Nitric Oxide on Sodium Ethylate London Chemical Society 1894 Journal of the Chemical Society, London 65 944-949 Journal Article: Sir David Orme Masson (Obituary by A.C.D. Rivett) Masson, David Orme Sir David Orme Masson (Obituary by A.C.D. Rivett) London Harrison & Sons 1939 Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 2 455-464 Book: Masson of Melbourne: the Life and Times of David Orme Masson KBE, MA, DSc, LLD, FRSE, FRS, Professor of Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1886-1923 Weickhardt, L. W. Masson of Melbourne: the Life and Times of David Orme Masson KBE, MA, DSc, LLD, FRSE, FRS, Professor of Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1886-1923 Parkville, Vic Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1989 Resource Section: Masson, David Orme Masson, David Orme Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Resource Section: Masson, David Orme - Ms 12 Masson, David Orme - Ms 12 Australian Academy of Science 1994 Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings Book Section: Masson, Sir David Orme (1858-1937), chemist, professor and man of science Weickhardt, L. W. Masson, Sir David Orme (1858-1937), chemist, professor and man of science Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 432-435 Journal Article: David Orme Masson Burnet, Frank Macfarlane David Orme Masson 1958 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute 25 530-532 Journal Article: The Life and Work of Sir David Orme Masson Wilsmore, N. T. M. The Life and Work of Sir David Orme Masson 1941 Australian Journal of Science 3 139-144 Journal Article: David Orme Masson, 1858-1937. Wark, I.W. David Orme Masson, 1858-1937. 1958 The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings 25 November 533-541 Journal Article: Sir David Masson's Scientific Work Anderson, J. S. Sir David Masson's Scientific Work 1958 The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings 25 542-544 Journal Article: Does Magnesium form Alkyl Compounds? Masson, David Orme Does Magnesium form Alkyl Compounds? Wellington, NZ Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1891 Report of the third meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 3 107-108 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 Journal Article: Eine folgerung aus der theorie gasahnlicher losungen Masson, David Orme Eine folgerung aus der theorie gasahnlicher losungen 1891 Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie 7 500-510 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 Report: Report of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry: covering the period from the date of the appointment of the Executive Committee (14th April, 1916) to the 30th June 1917 Advisory Council of Science and Industry Report of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Industry: covering the period from the date of the appointment of the Executive Committee (14th April, 1916) to the 30th June 1917 Melbourne Commonwealth Government Printer 1917 Report: Resolutions passed by the Advisory Council, July 1917, together with, Report and recommendations on the organization and work of the proposed permanent Institute of Science and Industry Advisory Council of Science and Industry Resolutions passed by the Advisory Council, July 1917, together with, Report and recommendations on the organization and work of the proposed permanent Institute of Science and Industry Melbourne Government of Australia 1917 Journal Article: Does Magnesium form Compounds with Hydrocarbon Radicles? Masson, David Orme and Wilsmore, N.T.M Does Magnesium form Compounds with Hydrocarbon Radicles? London Gurney & Jackson. 1891 Proceedings of the Chemical Society 7 Journal Article: The Experimental Investigation of Osmotic Pressure Masson, David Orme and Kirkland, J.B. The Experimental Investigation of Osmotic Pressure Adelaide Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1894 Report of the fifth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 5 316 Journal Article: The Action of Bromine and Chlorine on the Salts of Tetraethylphosphonium Masson, David Orme and Kirkland, J.B. The Action of Bromine and Chlorine on the Salts of Tetraethylphosphonium London Chemical Society 1889 Journal of the Chemical Society, London 55 126-134 Journal Article: Preparation of the Salts of Triethylsulphine, Tetraethylphosphonium, and Analogous Bases Masson, David Orme and Kirkland, J.B. Preparation of the Salts of Triethylsulphine, Tetraethylphosphonium, and Analogous Bases London Chemical Society 1889 Journal of the Chemical Society, London 55 135-142 Journal Article: The Experimental Investigation of Osmotic Pressure Masson, David Orme and Kirkland, J.B. The Experimental Investigation of Osmotic Pressure Adelaide Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1894 Report of the fifth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 5 316 Journal Article: Sulphine Salts Containing the Ethylene Radical. Part II. On Dehn's Reaction Between Ethylene Bromide and Alkyl Sulphide Masson, David Orme Sulphine Salts Containing the Ethylene Radical. Part II. On Dehn's Reaction Between Ethylene Bromide and Alkyl Sulphide 1886 The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science 53 129 Book: The Classification of the Chemical Elements Masson, David Orme The Classification of the Chemical Elements Melbourne Melville, Mullen & Slade 1896 Journal Article: Short Address on the Chemistry of To-Day Masson, Orme (sic) Short Address on the Chemistry of To-Day Melbourne Stillwell and Co. 1890 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, New Series 2 xiii-xvii Journal Article: Presidential address in Section B : Chemistry and Mineralogy. The Gaseous Theory of Solution Masson, David Orme Presidential address in Section B : Chemistry and Mineralogy. The Gaseous Theory of Solution Wellington, NZ Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1891 Report of the third meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 3 84-103 Journal Article: Report of Committee No. 14 : The State and progress of Chemical Science in Australia, with Special Reference to Gold and Silver Appliances Used in the Colonies and Elsewhere Black, Professor; Kernot, Professor W.C.; Leibius, Dr. C.A.; Liversidge, Professor A.; Masson, Professor Orme, Rennie, Professor, Cox, Mrs. S.H.; Secretary Report of Committee No. 14 : The State and progress of Chemical Science in Australia, with Special Reference to Gold and Silver Appliances Used in the Colonies and Elsewhere Melbourne Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1890 Report of the second meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 2 283-292 Journal Article: Presidential address Waterhouse, W. L. Presidential address 1938 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 72 1-54 Review: Historical records of Australian Science Rae, Ian D. 2013 Historical records of Australian Science 24 2 349-50 Book: Finding Home: the Masson Family Selleck, R. J. W. Finding Home: the Masson Family North Melbourne Australian Scholarly Publishing 2013 Journal Article: Practising organometallic chemistry in nineteenth century Australia: David Orme Masson and diethyl magnesium Rae, Ian D. Practising organometallic chemistry in nineteenth century Australia: David Orme Masson and diethyl magnesium 2022 Historical Records of Australian Science 33 2 122-32 Journal Article: Sir David Orme Masson, 1858 - 1937 Rivett, A. C. D. Sir David Orme Masson, 1858 - 1937 1939 Obituary notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 2 7 454-64 Journal Article: David Orme Masson, the Periodic Classification of the Elements and His 'Flap' Model of the Periodic Table Rae, Ian D. David Orme Masson, the Periodic Classification of the Elements and His 'Flap' Model of the Periodic Table 2013 Historical Records of Australian Science 24 1 40-52 Conference Paper: Thinking of the future while looking deep into the past: the continuing evolution of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation [Paper 400] McCarthy, Gavan Thinking of the future while looking deep into the past: the continuing evolution of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation [Paper 400] Melbourne Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 2025 27th International Congress of History of Science & Technology Journal Article: Higher Education, Work and "Overstrain of the Brain": Amy Marion Elliott, MSc, University of Tasmania, 1900 Whitehead, Kay Higher Education, Work and "Overstrain of the Brain": Amy Marion Elliott, MSc, University of Tasmania, 1900 Australian and New Zealand History of Education Society 2000 History of Education Review 29 1 16-31 Book Section: Learning and Teaching Science: Women Making Careers 1890-1920 Kelly, Farley Learning and Teaching Science: Women Making Careers 1890-1920 Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 35-75 Journal Article: Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Bolton, H. C. Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1990 Bright Sparcs Exhibition Papers 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 Resource: Science and the making of Victoria Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Science and the making of Victoria 2001 Book: 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne Melbourne Department of History, University of Melbourne 2003 Journal Article: Ian William Wark 1899-1985 Rees, A. L. G. Ian William Wark 1899-1985 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 4 533-548 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Records UMA-ACE-19770067 c. 1914 - c. 2002 This collection was relabelled in 2020s as the "Consolidated Records of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute" [1977.0067 original accrual; further accruals were 1986.0172; 1987.0070; 1990.0077], The Search function provided by the online inventory is most useful. The collection, which includes records of the Australian Chemical Institute (1917 - 1953) and records that led to its formation, comprises: membership correspondence; membership subject files; Federal Council financial material; new applicant's subscriptions; state branch cash books; annual accounts; finances; subscriptions; financial items; Federal Council minutes; subject files; Kindred Societies files; medals, scholarships and awards; science policy files; Committees files; chemical education files; photographs; artefacts and publications (some copies of Chemistry in Australia). 51.25 m, 328 archive boxes Objects, Photographs, Publications, Manuscripts, Typescripts David Orme Masson - Records The University of Melbourne Archives David Orme Masson - Records 1881 - 1937 Correspondence, mainly 1916-37; photographs; certificates and medals; overall dates 1881-1937 [1.5 m]. See also material collected by L. Weickhardt for his biography of Masson, "Masson of Melbourne" (Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1989). 1.5 m David Orme Masson - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science David Orme Masson - Records MS 012 1893 - 1933 Letters, press cuttings, obituaries, printed testimonials, published poems, manuscripts of published papers and biographical material with a collection of photographs of Masson 1893-1933 [8 cm, MS 12]. 0.08 m Photographs