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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-02-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001684b.htm person Heymann Erich FRACI AACR2 20 February 1901 23 November 1949 Place of Birth Frankfurt, Germany Place of Death Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Physical chemist Erich Heymann was a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne from 1936 and an associate professor from 1945. Through first class lectures and research, he enhanced the department's standing in the scientific community. Prior to this Heymann had worked in London and in his hometown of Frankfurt. He was an expert in colloid and surface chemistry and published widely in the area. Heymann was a Fellow of the Australian Chemical Institute. c. 1921 c. 1921 Education - Bachelor of Science? (BSc), University of Munich 1924 1924 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Frankfurt 1924 1928 Career position - Research Assistant at the Institute of Colloid Science in Frankfurt 1928 1933 Career position - Senior Demonstrator then Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, University of Frankfurt 1933 1936 Career position - Research Associate in Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, University of London 1936 1938 Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1937 1944 Career position - Associate of the Australian Chemical Institute 1938 1945 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1942 1942 Award - H. G. Smith Medal, Australian Chemical Institute 1944 1949 Career position - Fellow, Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) 1945 1949 Career position - Member of the Victorian Branch Committee 1945 1949 Career position - Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1948 1948 Career position - Vice-President of the Victorian Branch Committee 1949 1949 Career position - Carnegie Visiting Scientist in England and USA H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1929 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Chemical Institute 1942

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Associate Professor of Chemistry 1945 - 1949

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

Vice-President 1948

 Australian Chemical Institute (ACI) (1917 - 1953)

Fellow 1944 - 1949

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 Heymann, Erich (1901-1949)

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 'Heymann, Erich', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Heymann, Erich Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Heymann, Erich Heymann, Erich Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Book Section: Heymann, Erich (1901-1949), chemist and academic Spurling, T. H. Heymann, Erich (1901-1949), chemist and academic Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 447-448 Journal Article: John Stuart Anderson Hyde, B. G.; and Day, P John Stuart Anderson 1992 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 2 127-49