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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003726b.htm person Sargeson Alan McLeod FAA FRS AACR2 13 October 1930 29 December 2008 Place of Birth Armidale, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Inorganic chemist Alan Sargeson began working at the Australian National University in 1958 and was Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in the Research School of Chemistry 1978-1995. His areas of interest included the synthesis, mechanism and biological aspects of inorganic chemistry. 1952 1952 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1955 1955 Education - Diploma of Education, University of Sydney 1955 1955 Career position - Lecturer (part-time), New South Wales University of Technology 1956 1956 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney 1956 1957 Career position - Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Adelaide 1958 1960 Career position - Research Fellow John Curtin School of Medical Research 1960 1967 Career position - Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 1967 1968 Career position - Senior Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 1968 1978 Career position - Professional Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 1972 2008 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1975 1975 Award - Inaugural Burrows Award, Coordination and Metal-Organic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1976 1976 Award - Foreign Member, Royal Danish Academy of Science 1976 2008 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1978 1978 Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1980 1980 Award - Bailar Medal, University of Illinois, U.S.A. 1980 1980 Award - American Chemical Society Award for Inorganic Chemistry 1983 1983 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1983 1983 Award - Nyholm Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom 1985 1985 Award - Dwyer Medal, University of New South Wales 1989 1997 Career position - Chairman, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Commission on Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry 1992 1992 Award - Centenary Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom 1995 1995 Award - Sammet Award, University of Frankfurt, Germany 1996 Career position - University Fellow and Emeritus Professor, Australian National University 1996 1996 Award - Foreign Associate, United States National Academy of Sciences 1996 1996 Award - International Izatt-Christiansen Award for Macrocyclic Chemistry 1997 1997 Award - Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. 1999 1999 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney 2000 2000 Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2002 2002 Award - Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science (1957 - )

Awarded the Medal 2002

 Australian National University (1946 - )

Professorial Fellow 1968 - 1978; Professor of Inorganic Chemistry 1978 - 1995

 H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1929 - )

Awarded the Medal 1978

 Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1965 - )

Awarded the Medal 2000

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1976 - 2008

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1972 - 2008

 Burrows Award, RACI - Inorganic Chemistry Division (1975 - )

Received the Award from the Coordination and Metal-Organic Chemistry Division 1975

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 'Sargeson, Alan McLeod', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Sargeson, Alan McLeod Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Berthold Halpern 1923-1980 Danks, D.; Duffield, A.; Sargeson, A. Berthold Halpern 1923-1980 1983 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 4 72-81 Resource: Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science 2025 Journal Article: Alan McLeod Sargeson FAA, 13 October 1930 - 29 December 2008: elected FRS 1983 Bosnich, Brice Alan McLeod Sargeson FAA, 13 October 1930 - 29 December 2008: elected FRS 1983 2012 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 58 265-82 Journal Article: Alan Sargeson Anon Alan Sargeson 2009 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 75 11 Journal Article: Alan McLeod Sargeson 1930-2008 Bosnich, B. Alan McLeod Sargeson 1930-2008 2011 Historical Records of Australian Science 22 2 246-76 Journal Article: Denis Oswald Jordan 1914-82 Coates, J. H. Denis Oswald Jordan 1914-82 1985 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 2 237-246