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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-01-31 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007336b.htm person Read John FRS AACR2 17 February 1884 21 January 1963 Place of Birth Maiden Newton, Dorset, England Place of Death St Andrews, Fife, Scotland Organic chemist Academic John Read MA BSc PhD FRS was Professor of Organic Chemistry, Pure and Applied, University of Sydney, from 1916 until 1923. While on leave in England in 1923, he was offered the Purdie Chair of Chemistry, University of St.Andews, Fife, Scotland. He resigned from the University of Sydney, and remained at St. Andrews for the rest of his life. His research interests were in the field of stereo chemistry, and he was widely known as a teacher, historian, and author. Read was a prolific writer and published 17 books and over 250 papers. His papers dealt with research in organic chemistry, the history of chemistry, scientific education, and life in Australia. He contributed notably to illuminating the humanistic values of science. He was elected a Fellow of The Royal Society, London in 1935, and he was awarded the Dexter Award by the American Chemical Society for his significant contribution to the history of chemistry. 1908 1916 Career position - Lecturer and demonstrator, Chemistry, University of Cambridge, England 1916 1916 Life event - Migrated to Sydney, Australia. [To take up position of professor and chair of Chemistry, University of Sydney] 1916 1923 Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry, Pure and Applied, University of Sydney 1917 1922 Career event - Foundation Member, Australian Chemical Institute 1921 1922 Career position - President, Science Society, University of Sydney 1921 1922 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council 1922 1922 Life event - On leave in the United Kingdom, was offered Professorial role at St.Andrews, and remained there. 1923 1963 Career position - Professor, Organic Chemistry, University of St.Andews, Fife, Scotland 1935 1935 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1959 1959 Award - Dexter Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry, American Chemical Society [For paper "Science, Literature, and Human Thought", Journal of Chemical Education 37 (1960) 110-117] Australian Chemical Institute (ACI) (1917 - 1953)

Foundation Member 1917 - 1922

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of Organic Chemistry, Pure and Applied, 1916 - 1923

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Foundation Member (Chemistry) 1921 - 1922

 'Read, John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Read, John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Science, Literature, and Human Thought Read, John Science, Literature, and Human Thought 1960 Journal of Chemical Education 37 110-117 Journal Article: John Read, 1884 - 1963 Hirst, Edmund Langley John Read, 1884 - 1963 1963 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 9 237-60 Resource: John Read John Read (1884-1963) [Biography] Division of the History of Chemistry, American Chemical Society John Read John Read (1884-1963) [Biography] c1963