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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-28 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-05-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007043b.htm person Ellis Leon MacIntosh AACR2 17 July 1887 25 November 1941 Place of Birth Meaford, Ontario, Canada Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Forester MacIntosh Ellis was a forester who did his training in Canada. His early career was largely with the Canadian Pacific Railways and, during WWI, as Chief Forest Officer in the Canadian Forestry Corps in France. In 1920 he was appointed Director of Forests in New Zealand. His first task was the formulation of the Forest Act, generally considered a model of legislation relating to public forestry, and to organise his new department. He was an advocate for the establishment of Radiata pine plantations. Ellis moved to Australia in 1928 as Technical Director for Amalgamated Forests (Australasia Ltd) and Queensland Forests Ltd, and later as a consultant to afforestation companies. From 1936 he worked at Australian Paper Manufacturers and was involved in the establishment of the Maryvale pulp mill. Ellis was interested in the development of tung oil plantations, as a better alternative for linseed oil. 1910 1910 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) (forestry), University of Toronto, Canada 1910 1916 Career position - Assistant Superintendent, Forestry Department, Canadian Pacific Railways 1916 1919 Military service - First World War. Canadian Armed Forces 1919 1919 Career position - Advisory Forestry Officer, Board of Agriculture, Scotland 1920 1928 Career position - Director of Forests, State Forest Service, New Zealand 1922 1922 Career position - Representative for New Zealand, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Congress 1923 1923 Career position - New Zealand representative, British Empire Forestry Conference, Canada 1928 1932? Career position - Technical Director, Amalgamated Forests (Australasia Ltd) and Queensland Forests Ltd 1932 1935 Career position - Forestry consultant 1936 1941 Career position - Timber Procurement Officer, Australian Paper Manufacturers Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd (APM) (1860s - 1986)

Timber procurement officer 1936 - 1941

 'Ellis, Leon MacIntosh', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ellis, Leon MacIntosh Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: MacIntosh Ellis had great influence on New Zealand forest policy Entrician, Alex R. MacIntosh Ellis had great influence on New Zealand forest policy 1966 New Zealand journal of forestry 41 2 46-7 Journal Article: Ellis, Leon MacIntosh (1997 - 1941) Anon Ellis, Leon MacIntosh (1997 - 1941) 1944 New Zealand journal of forestry 54 1 6-8 Journal Article: Latter day "Imperial Careering": L M. Ellis - a Canadian Forester in Australia and New Zealand, 1920-1941 Roche, Mike Latter day "Imperial Careering": L M. Ellis - a Canadian Forester in Australia and New Zealand, 1920-1941 2009 ENNZ: Environment and Nature in New Zealand 4 1 58-77