P001339 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001339b.htm person Zeidler David Ronald AC Kt FAA FTSE AACR2 18 March 1918 12 March 1998 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Chemist Company director Sir David Zeidler was Chairman and Managing Director ICI Australia Limited 1973-1980.

Educated University of Melbourne (MSc).

1942 1952 Career position - Worked at the CSIR, later the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) 1952 1962 Career position - Research Manager, then Development Manager, then Controller of the Dyes and Fabrics Groups at Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Limited (ICIANZ) 1963 1971 Career position - Executive Director at Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Limited (ICIANZ) 1971 1972 Career position - Managing Director at ICI Australia 12 Jun 1971 12 Jun 1971 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - For services to industry, science and education 1972 1972 Career position - Deputy Chairman at ICI Australia 1973 1980 Career position - Chairman and Managing Director at ICI Australia 1975 1987 Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences 31 Dec 1979 31 Dec 1979 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - for services to industry 1980 1980 Life event - Retired 1984 1987 Career position - President, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences 1985 1985 Award - Chemeca Medal, Engineers Australia Chemical College, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Institution of Chemical Engineers in Australia, and IChemE in New Zealand 1985 1998 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1987 1988 Career position - President, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 1987 1998 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Foundation Fellow AATS 1975] 11 Jun 1990 11 Jun 1990 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for service to science and technology, to business and to the community Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1985 - 1998

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 [Foundation Fellow AATS 1975]; President 1987 - 1988

 ICI Australia Ltd (1971 - 1998)

Chairman and Managing Director 1973 - 1980.

 Chemeca Medal, Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers [from 1997] (1982 - )

Awarded the Medal 1985

 Advisory Council - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1986)

Member 1970-1972

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (1975 - 1987)

President 1984 - 1987

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 Zeidler, David Ronald (1918-1998)

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 'Zeidler, David Ronald', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Zeidler, David Ronald Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Obituary: Sir David Zeidler, Chief executive Gottliebsen, Robert Obituary: Sir David Zeidler, Chief executive 1998 The Age Book: Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Beale, Bob Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Clayton, Victoria CSIRO Minerals 2005 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