P002562 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-10-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002562b.htm person Grimwade Geoffrey Holt CMG AACR2 19 September 1902 22 February 1961 Place of Birth Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Chemist Business executive Geoffrey Grimwade had widespread business interests, including Chairmanship of Drug Houses of Australia Ltd, Carba Dry Ice (Australia) Ltd and Wrightcel Pty Ltd. He also held numerous directorships, was a member of the Reserve Bank Board of Australia and of the Council of the Australian Staff College, Director of the A.M.P. Society and President of the Walter and Eliza hall Institute of Medical Research. Grimwade was educated at the universities of Melbourne (BSc) and Cambridge (MA). He was the grandson of Frederick Sheppard Grimwade who was a co-founder of Felton Grimwade & Co. - Australia's biggest drug house during the 1800s - and founder of many other manufacturing companies including the Melbourne Glass Bottle Works. 1927 1927 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK 1928 1928 Career position - Board member, Australian Oxygen and Industrial Gases Pty Ltd 1941 1941 Career position - Investigated manufacture of optical glass in U.S.A. on behalf of Ministry of Munitions 1942 1942 Career position - Board member, Drug Houses of Australia Ltd 1942 1942 Career position - Helped establish the Institute of Public Affairs 1950 1950 Career position - Chairman and Managing Director, Drug Houses of Australia Ltd 1960 1960 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) -Member of the Board of the Commonwealth Bank Grimwade, Edward Norton (1866 - 1945) Grimwade, Harold William (1869 - 1949)

Harold Grimwade was the uncle of Geoffrey Grimwade

 Grimwade, Wilfrid Russell (1879 - 1955)

Wilder Grimwade was the uncle of Geoffrey Grimwade

 Grimwade, Frederick Sheppard (1840 - 1910)

Frederick Grimwade was the grandfather of Geoffrey Grimwade

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 Grimwade, Geoffrey Holt (1902-1961)

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 'Grimwade, Geoffrey Holt', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Grimwade, Geoffrey Holt Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Grimwade, Geoffrey Holt (1902-1961), business leader Poynter, J. R. Grimwade, Geoffrey Holt (1902-1961), business leader Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 335-337 Journal Article: James Alexander Forrest 1905-1990 Rogers, D. W. James Alexander Forrest 1905-1990 1991 Historical Records of Australian Science 8 4 245-248