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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003948b.htm person Shmith Harry Woolf AACR2 Industrial chemist Harry Woolf Shmith was a freelance industrial experimenter and inventor who worked for George Nicholas. They purified aspirin crystals in 1915 by solution and reprecipitation in ether. Due to early losses Shmith sold out his interest in the business. 12 June 1915 12 June 1915 Life event - Harry Shmith and George Nicholas apply for the right to take over the Bayer trade name 'Aspirin' 17 September 1915 17 September 1915 Life event - It was reported in the Melbourne Herald that Shmith and Nicholas were granted a licence to manufacture 'Aspirin' by the Federal Attorney General, Mr. W.M. Hughes Nicholas, George Richard Rich (1884 - 1960) 1915 1915

Worked on the purification of 'Aspirin'

 Shmith, Harry Woolf

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 'Shmith, Harry Woolf', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Shmith, Harry Woolf Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Aspro:how a family business grew up Smith, Robert Grenville and Barrie, Alexander Aspro:how a family business grew up Melbourne Nicholas International Ltd. 1976 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000