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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-09-21 human Annette Alafaci updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004755b.htm person Phillips Leslie William MID AACR2 15 April 1893 10 May 1949 Place of Birth Tungamah, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia Chemist Leslie William Phillips was Superintendent of Technical Education in Western Australia from 1941 until ill health forced him to retire in 1948. After holding teaching positions in his home State of Victoria, Phillips took up a post as Assistant Lecturer in Chemistry at Perth Technical School (1920). There he received a grant from the Science and Industrial Endowment Fund to investigate toxic principles in common poison plants. Nine years later he was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Technical Education. 1915 1919 Military service - First World War. Sergeant, Australian Imperial Force in the medical units in England and with the 2nd Field Ambulance in France (1918) 1918 1918 Award - Mentioned in Despatches (MID) 1919 1919 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1919 1919 Career position - Teacher at Hamilton High School then Footscray Technical School in Victoria 1920 1920 Award - Funding to investigate toxic principles in common poison plants, Science and Industry Endowment Fund 1920 1920 Education - Diploma in Education (DipEd), University of Melbourne 1920 c. 1929 Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Chemistry, Perth Technical School 1923 1923 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1929 1940 Career position - Assistant Superintendent of Technical Education in Western Australia 1931 1932 Career position - President, Royal Society of Western Australia 1935 1935 Career position - Carnegie Foundation Fellow at the Institute of Education, University of London 1938 1938 Education - Master of Education (MEd), University of Melbourne 1941 1948 Career position - Superintendent of Technical Education in Western Australia 1942 1943 Career position - President, Australian Chemical Institute Science and Industry Endowment Fund - CSIR/O, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1926 - )

Funding to investigate toxic principles in common poison plants 1920

 Australian Chemical Institute (ACI) (1917 - 1953)

President 1942 - 1943

 Royal Society of Western Australia (1914 - )

President 1931 - 1932

 Australian Chemical Institute (ACI) (1917 - 1953)

President 1942 - 1943

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 Phillips, L W (1893-1949)

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 'Phillips, Leslie William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Phillips, Leslie William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Leslie William Phillips Obituary: Leslie William Phillips 1949 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute 16 July 238-239 Book Section: Phillips, Leslie William (1893-1949), chemist and educationist Birman, Wendy Phillips, Leslie William (1893-1949), chemist and educationist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2000 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie John Ritchie 604-605 Journal Article: Obituary: Leslie William Phillips Obituary: Leslie William Phillips 1949 Australian Journal of Science 12 2 68 Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science Smith, Susan and Spurling, Thomas H. The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science CSIRO Publishing 2015 Historical Records of Australian Science 26 1 58-83