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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002865b.htm person Cumming Alexander Charles OBE FRSE FIC AACR2 12 August 1880 28 September 1940 Place of Birth Carlton, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Llanfair Llenfyllin, Montgomeryshire, Wales Chemist Alexander Cumming was managing director of Messrs. Macfie & Son Ltd, sugar refiners, of Liverpool; Director of United Molasses Co. Ltd; and Chairman of Ramis, Clark & Co. Ltd. He was educated at the University of Melbourne then left for Scotland where he was appointed Assistant to Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. Cumming went on to organise TNT factories in Leith and Edinburgh during World War I and lecture in technical chemistry at the university from c.1918 to 1920. He also ran a consultancy practice before joining Messrs. Macfie & Son Ltd. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1918. 1902 1902 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1902 1902 Award - Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1904 1904 Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship 1905 1905 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne 1908 1917 Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry, Edinburgh University 18 Jun 1910 18 Jun 1910 Life event - Married Blythe Knox, St.Trinian's Parish Church, Aberdeen, Scotland 1914 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) 1914 1918 Career position - Manager for Manufacture of TNT, Lothian Chemical Co., later HM Factory, Craigleith, Edinburgh 1918 1918 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) 1918 1921 Career position - Lecturer in Technical Chemistry, Edinburgh University 1921 1921 Career position - Consultant, Macfie & Sons Ltd, Sugar Refiner, Liverpool 1924 1938 Career position - Managing Director, Macfie & Sons Ltd, Sugar Refiner, Liverpool 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship: 1904

 Cumming, Alexander C. (1881-19411231)

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