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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-10-22 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006639b.htm person Taylor Walter Charles OAM AACR2 11 February 1930 1 January 2009 Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Organic chemist Wal Taylor was an organic chemist whose research focused on natural products chemistry, including the isolation, structure determination and synthesis of constituents of plants, marine sponges and bryozoans. He was particularly interested in substances with pharmacological or other potential. Some of his discoveries are now widely used in the pharmaceutical industry. For many years Taylor worked with colleagues in Southeast Asian countries in investigating the natural products and bioactive plants in the local floras. In 1984 he became the Australian representative on the UNESCO Regional Network for Chemistry of Natural Products in South East Asia, a role he filled for over 15 years. 1951 1951 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1952 1952 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney 1956 1956 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1956 1957 Award - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Glasgow, Scotland 1957 1958 Career position - Glaxo Fellowship, Imperial College, London 1958 1960 Career position - Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University of Sydney 1961 1967 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University of Sydney 1964 1964 Award - Fulbright Fellowship, Harvard University, Boston, Connecticut, U.S.A. 1967 1967 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1967 1985 Career position - Reader in Organic Chemistry, University of Sydney 1971 1971 Award - Royal Society and Nuffield Fellowship, University of Cambridge 1978 1978 Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Geneva, Switzerland 1980 1981 Career position - Head, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney 1983 Career position - Australian National Point of Contact for UNESCO Regional Network for Chemistry of Natural Products in South East Asia 1985 1998 Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Sydney 1994 1994 Award - Einstein Silver Medal, UNESCO 1996 1996 Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to science as a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Sydney and through the UNESCO Regional Network for the Chemistry of Natural Products in South-East Asia 1997 1997 Award - Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop Asia Medal 1998 Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of Organic Chemistry 1985 - 1998

 'Taylor, Walter Charles', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Taylor, Walter Charles Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Walter C. Taylor Mander, Lew Walter C. Taylor 1999 Australian Journal of Chemistry 52 11 1003-4 Journal Article: Wal Taylor Mander, Lew Wal Taylor 2009 Chemistry in Australia 2009 April 23-4 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001