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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-09-21 human Annette Alafaci updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004756b.htm person Polya John Bela FRACI AACR2 c. 1914 15 December 1992 Place of Birth Budapest, Hungary Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Chemist John Bela Polya was Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tasmania from 1955 to 1979. When he joined the university in 1944 he was the sole organic chemistry lecturer and set about expanding teaching and research in the subject. He gained international recognition for his work in heterocyclic chemistry, especially 1,2,4-triazoles. Polya was a very passionate and opinionated person, who was staunchly opposed to the fluoridation of Australia's drinking water. 1936 1936 Education - Completed studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 1937 1939 Career position - Rockefeller Scholar in Organic Chemistry, University of Manchester and then Imperial College, London 1939 c. 1945 Career position - Worked in the chemistry industry in Sydney and Melbourne 1944 1948 Career position - Corporate member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1945 1946 Career position - Head of the chemical investigations sub-section at the Munitions Supply Laboratories in Maribyrnong, Victoria 1946 1955 Career position - Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University of Tasmania 1948 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) 1952 1952 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Tasmania 1955 1979 Career position - Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Tasmania 1977 1978 Career position - President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Tasmanian branch 1978 1979 Career position - Chairman, Organic Chemistry Division of the RACI 1979 1979 Life event - Retired Polya, John Bela (1914-19921215)

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 'Polya, John Bela', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Polya, John Bela Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: John Bela Polya (FRACI) Smith, Peter Obituary: John Bela Polya (FRACI) 1993 Chemistry in Australia April 191