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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-10-24 human Annette Alafaci and Helen Cohn updated 2025-05-01 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004826b.htm person Hamlet William Mogford AACR2 1850 18 November 1931 Place of Birth Portsmouth, United Kingdom Place of Death Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia Analytical chemist Public servant William Hamlet trained as a chemist at the Bristol Trade and Mining School and the Royal College of Chemistry in England and worked in for several companies and in South America before migrating to Australia for health reasons in 1884. In 1887 he became Government Analyst in the New South Wales Department of Health overseeing the legislative standards for foodstuffs, water, drugs and medical preparations. Among the Government boards of inquiry of which he was a member were those on Anthrax and lead poisoning in Broken Hill. Hamlet became a notable public figure because of his forensic work in criminal cases and his public lectures on diet. He was an active participant in the Royal Society of New South Wales, published widely in its and other scientific journals, and in the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. 1875 Award - Fellow, Chemical Society of London 1881 1882 Career position - Chemist, Sara Creek Gold Mining Co., Suriname 1884 1884 Career position - Lecturer in chemistry, New South Wales Board of Technological Education February 1884 February 1884 Life event - Arrived in New South Wales 1885 1887 Career position - Assistant to the Government Analyst, New South Wales Department of Health 1887 1915 Career position - Government Analyst, New South Wales Department of Health 1888 Award - Fellow, Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1891 1897 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of New South Wales 1892 1892 Career position - President, Section B (Chemistry), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1892 1892 Career position - Member of Board of inquiry into lead poisoning in Broken Hill 1898 1898 Career position - Member of Council, and Secretary of Section B, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1899 1899 Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1908 1908 Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1912 1914 Career position - Member of Councillor, Royal Society of New South Wales 1915 1915 Life event - Retired 1919 Career position - In private practice as analytical and consulting chemist Colony of New South Wales (1788 - 1901)

Government Analyst 1887 - 1915

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 - ; President, Section B (Chemistry) 1892; Member of Council, and Secretary, Section B 1898

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

President 1899 and 1908

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 'Hamlet, William Mogford', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hamlet, William Mogford Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: On the Action of the Nepean Water on Tubes and Boiler Plates, with Some Remarks on Corrosion Generally Hamlet, W.M. On the Action of the Nepean Water on Tubes and Boiler Plates, with Some Remarks on Corrosion Generally Sydney Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1889 Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1 193-195 Book: William Mogford Hamlet 1850-1931 McKern, Howard William Mogford Hamlet 1850-1931 Sydney Howard Hamlet Gordon McKern 1995 Resource: Early Chemists of Sydney McKern, H. H. G. Early Chemists of Sydney 2006 Journal Article: On the Constitution of the Sugar Series Hamlet, W.M. On the Constitution of the Sugar Series Sydney Acting Government Printer 1891 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 25 164-167 Journal Article: On a New Blowpipe Arrangement Hamlet, W.M. On a New Blowpipe Arrangement Sydney Acting Government Printer 1892 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 26 176-177 Journal Article: President's address to Section B, Chemistry, AANZAS, Hamlet, W.M. President's address to Section B, Chemistry, AANZAS, 1892 The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science 65 172-175, 187-188 Journal Article: Science for selectors. I. Wine-making Hamlet, W.M. Science for selectors. I. Wine-making 1891 The Spectrum: An Australian Journal of Science 1 28-29; to be contd Book Section: Hamlet, William Mogford (1850-1931), chemist and bushwalker McKern, H.H.G. Hamlet, William Mogford (1850-1931), chemist and bushwalker Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2005 Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980 Christopher Cunneen 163-164 Journal Article: The Molecular Mechanism of an Electrolyte Hamlet, W.M. The Molecular Mechanism of an Electrolyte Sydney Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1898 Report of the seventh meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 7 273 Journal Article: Mineral Census of Australasia: Report of Committee No. 7. Minerals of New South Wales Hamlet, W.M.; Hector, Sir James; Jack, R.L.; Lindon, E.B.; Masson, D.O.; Rule, O.R.; Skey, W.; Wilkinson, C.S.; Liversidge, A. Mineral Census of Australasia: Report of Committee No. 7. Minerals of New South Wales Melbourne Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1890 Report of the second meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 2 205-216 Journal Article: On the Occurrence of Arabin in the Prickly Pear, (Opuntia Braziliensis) Hamlet, W.M. On the Occurrence of Arabin in the Prickly Pear, (<span style="font-style:italic">Opuntia Braziliensis</span>) Sydney Acting Government Printer 1889 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 23 325 Journal Article: On the Presence of Fusel Oil in Beer Hamlet, W.M. On the Presence of Fusel Oil in Beer Sydney Acting Government Printer 1887 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 21 233-246 Journal Article: On the Presence of Fusel Oil in Beer Hamlet, W.M. On the Presence of Fusel Oil in Beer 1888 The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science 58 81-83, 87-90 Journal Article: The Interpretation of Cement Analyses, Including a New Method of Recording Results Hamlet, W.M. The Interpretation of Cement Analyses, Including a New Method of Recording Results Sydney Acting Government Printer 1894 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 28 267-274 Journal Article: Presidential address in Section B: Chemistry and Mineralogy Hamlet, W.M. Presidential address in Section B: Chemistry and Mineralogy Hobart Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1893 Report of the fourth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 4 48-63 Journal Article: The Oleo-Refractometer in Organic Analysis Hamlet, W.M. The Oleo-Refractometer in Organic Analysis Hobart Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1893 Report of the fourth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 4 262-263 Journal Article: The Analysis of Prickly Pear Hamlet, W.M. The Analysis of Prickly Pear Sydney Acting Government Printer 1889 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 23 324-325 Journal Article: Appointment Hamlet, W.M. (editorial about) Appointment 1888 The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science 50 154 Journal Article: On the Action of Metallic Salts in the Development of Aspergillus nigrescens Hamlet, W.M. On the Action of Metallic Salts in the Development of <span style="font-style:italic">Aspergillus nigrescens</span> Sydney Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1889 Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1 325-326 Journal Article: Presidential address Cheel, Edwin Presidential address 1932 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 66 1 1-55