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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated2026-03-19humanHelen Cohnupdated2026-03-19humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008000b.htmpersonBurrowsGeorge JosephAACR218881950Place of DeathSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaInorganic chemistGeorge Burrows was an inorganic chemist who, except for several years at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, during WWI, lectured in chemistry at the University of Sydney between 1910 and 1941. Early research was on corrosion of steel in water, and decomposition of carbamide with colleague Charles Fawsitt. Other collaborative research with University colleagues included the constitution of aluminium complexes (with Ian Wark), and nitroprussides (with Eustace Turner). Much of Burrows's focus was on arsenic compounds: with student Ronald Nyholm he studied the reaction of tertiary arsenines with ferric chlorine. Burrows, with Turner, established the Sydney School of Coordination Chemistry at the University. In 1974 the Coordination and Metalo-Organic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, established the Burrows Award in recognition of the major influence Burrows had on the development of coordination chemistry in Australia.19101910Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney19101941Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer), Department of Chemistry, University of Sydney19151919Career position - Temporary Lecturer in Chemistry, Royal Military College, Duntroon19401940Award - Archibald Liversidge Medal and Lecture, Royal Society of New South Wales19411941Life event - Retired
Nyholm, Ronald Sydney (1917 - 1971)
Wark, Ian William (1899 - 1985)
Fawsitt, Charles Edward (1878 - 1960)
Archibald Liversidge Medal and Lecture, Royal Society of New South Wales (1931 - )
Awarded the Medal 1940
The University of Sydney (1850 - )
Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer), Department of Chemistry 1910 - 1941
'Burrows, George Joseph', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyBurrows, George JosephSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationJournal Article: Dissociation of complex cyanidesBurrows, G. J.Dissociation of complex cyanides1923Journal of the Chemical Society1232026-98Journal Article: Constitution of nitroprussides, I: conductivity and cryoscopic measurementsBurrows, G. J. and Turner, E. E.Constitution of nitroprussides, I: conductivity and cryoscopic measurements1919Journal of the Chemical Society1151429-35Journal Article: Decomposition of carbamineBurrows, G. J. and Fawsitt, C. E.Decomposition of carbamine1914Journal of the Chemical Society105609-23Journal Article: Observations on the corrosiopn of steel in waterBurrows, G. J. and Fawsitt, C. E.Observations on the corrosiopn of steel in water1911Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales4567-75Book: Organic arsenicals in peace and warBurrows, G. J.Organic arsenicals in peace and warSydneyRoyal Society of New South Wales1940Journal Article: The foundation of the Sydney School of Coordination ChemistryBaker, Anthony ThomasThe foundation of the Sydney School of Coordination Chemistry2000Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales13345-60Journal Article: The Early History of Co-ordination Chemistry in AustraliaBaker, Anthony T.; Livingstone, Stanley E.The Early History of Co-ordination Chemistry in Australia1985Polyhedron481337-1351Journal Article: The Development of Coordination Chemistry in AustraliaMellor, D. P.The Development of Coordination Chemistry in Australia1976Records of the Australian Academy of Science3229-40