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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Annette Alafaci updated 2026-05-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002314b.htm person Dadswell Herbert Eric FRACI FRSA AACR2 5 March 1903 19 December 1964 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death East Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Wood scientist Herbert Dadswell was Chief of the Division of Forest Products at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; formerly CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)) from 1960, having been employed there since 1929. He was a pioneer in the field of wood anatomy and Australia's foremost expert in eucalypt anatomy.

Throughout his career, Dadswell collected an impressive array of specimens. Today this collection is part of the H E Dadswell Memorial Wood Collection which is maintained by the CSIRO. It is the second largest collection of its type in the world, comprising of samples from 13 000 tree species which encompasses around 270 botanical families - from Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae. About 70% of the species represented are from Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific, making the collection probably the world's most comprehensive for our region.

Herbert Dadswell lectured widely in the United States of America, was associated with many international organizations, was a foundation member of the Australian (and New Zealand) Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Association and a long-term Fellow and office-bearer of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

The University of Melbourne holds some of his records. A sub-set of approximately 230 wood samples from the Dadswell Memorial Wood Collection was donated to the University of Melbourne Creswick Campus Library in 2012.

1925 1925 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1926 1926 Award - Training in forest products research at the Forest Products Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Madison,Wisconsin, USA., Science and Industry Endowment Fund 1926 1929 Career position - Research student at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, USA 1927 1927 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney 1929 1930 Career position - Researcher at the CSIR Division of Forest Products, Australian Forestry School in Canberra 1930 1960 Career position - Researcher then Office- in-Charge of wood structure research at the CSIR Division of Forest Products in Melbourne 1931 1944 Career position - Associate of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1941 1941 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne 1943 1945 Career position - Honorary General Secretary, Australian Chemical Institute 1944 1953 Award - Fellow, Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) 1947 1956 Career position - Secretary and Treasurer, International Association of Wood Anatomists 1949 1949 Career position - President, Australian Pulp and Paper Industry Technology Association (APPITA) 1953 1953 Award - Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 1954 1960 Career position - Assistant Chief of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Forest Products 1955 1955 Career position - Walker-Ames Professor of Forestry, University of Washington, USA 1960 1964 Career position - Chief of the CSIRO Division of Forest Products 1961 1962 Career position - President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1961 1964? Career position - RACI representative on the council of the National Association of Testing Authorities Carter, Charles Ernest (1885 - 1976) National Association of Testing Authorities (1947 - )

Representative of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1961 - ?1964

 Appita Inc (1947 - )

President 1949 - 1950

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1953 - 1964; President 1962 - 1963

 Australian Chemical Institute (ACI) (1917 - 1953)

General Secretary 1943 - 1945; Fellow 1944 - 1953

 CSIR/O Division of Forest Products (mark I), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1928 - 1971)

Assistant Chief 1954 - 1960; Chief 1960 - 1964

 Science and Industry Endowment Fund - CSIR/O, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1926 - )

Training in forest products research at the Forest Products Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Madison,Wisconsin, USA. 1926 - 1929

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 'Dadswell, Herbert Eric', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Dadswell, Herbert Eric Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Thesis: Writing about Women in the History of Science: a Study of Women at the CSIR 1930-1950 Alvarez, Amaya Jane Writing about Women in the History of Science: a Study of Women at the CSIR 1930-1950 Melbourne University of Melbourne 1993 Book: CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Canberra Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation 1962 Journal Article: Obituary: Herbert Eric Dadswell Obituary: Herbert Eric Dadswell 1965 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute 32 7 159 Journal Article: Obituary: Herbert Eric Dadswell Obituary: Herbert Eric Dadswell 1965 Australian Forestry 29 1 3 Book Section: Dadswell, Herbert Eric (1903-1964), wood scientist Carron, L.T. Dadswell, Herbert Eric (1903-1964), wood scientist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 559-560 Teaching resource: Dadswell Memorial Wood Collection Dadswell, Herbert Eric Dadswell Memorial Wood Collection 2011 Journal Article: The Biological Collections in CSIRO: a National Heritage Day, M.F.C. et al. The Biological Collections in CSIRO: a National Heritage 2004 Historical Records of Australian Science 15 1 1-19 Journal Article: The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science Smith, Susan and Spurling, Thomas H. The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science CSIRO Publishing 2015 Historical Records of Australian Science 26 1 58-83