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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002441b.htm person Masson Mary CBE AACR2 11 July 1862 25 September 1945 Place of Birth Edinburgh, Scotland Place of Death Armadale, Victoria, Australia Community service (Lady) Mary Masson was the wife of Sir David Orme Masson, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne from 1886 to 1923. She was active in university affairs and her memory is honoured at the university by the Lady Masson Memorial Lecture, which is given every 2-3 years.

CBE 1918. Active in university society at the University of Melbourne and in community service. Foundation member of the Victoria League 1908, the New Settlers' League 1921 and the Country Women's Association of Victoria 1928. President of the University branch of the Australian Red Cross Society 1914-19. Regularly attended meetings of the University Chemical Society. Her memory is honoured at the University of Melbourne by the Lady Masson Memorial Lecture.

1918 1918 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Masson, James Irvine Orme (1887 - 1962) Masson, David Orme (1858 - 1937)

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 Masson, Mary (1862-1945)

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 'Masson, Mary', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Masson, Mary Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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: 150 Years, 150 Stories: Masson Family Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter 150 Years, 150 Stories: Masson Family 2003 Uni News 12 10 4 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