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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-12-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002883b.htm person Elsworth Frank Cadwallader AACR2 16 February 1907 1973 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Food technologist Frank Elsworth was Managing Director of Dewey and Almy Pty Ltd (later W R Grace Australia Limited) from 1945-1972, and its Chairman of Directors from 1967. He was instrumental in starting subsidiaries in New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Japan. He was a Director of each subsidiary, as well as Regional Director for the company in the Pacific and Far East. Elsworth began his career in food technology as Chief Chemist and later Technical Director of The Henry Jones Sons Group of Companies (1929-1941). At the onset of war he was seconded by the Australian government to become Executive Assistant to the Director General, Australian War Supplies Procurement in Washington DC (1941-1945). Throughout his career he also served on many international food committees. 1928 1928 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1929 1941 Career position - Chief Chemist and later Technical Director at The Henry Jones Sons Group of Companies 1941 1945 Career position - Executive Assistant to the Director General of Australian War Supplies Procurement in Washington DC 1945 1972 Career position - Managing Director of Dewey and Almy Pty Ltd (later W.R. Grace Australia Limited) in Melbourne 1947 1947 Career position - Foundation President of the Food Technology Association of Victoria 1950 1951 Career position - President, Council of Australian Food Technology Associations (CAFTA) 1953 1953 Career position - First Chairman of the Australian Southern Section of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), USA 1967 1972 Career position - Vice-President of the Industrial Chemicals Group of W. R. Grace & Co. in New York, USA 1967 1972 Career position - Chairman of Dewey and Almy Pty Ltd (later W.R. Grace Australia Limited) Advisory Council - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1986)

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 Elsworth, Frank Cadwallader (19070216-19731231)

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