Biographical entry Masson, James Irvine Orme (1887 - 1962)
Sir, Dr. Professor, MBE.
- Born
- 3 September 1887
Toorak, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 22 October 1962
Edinburgh, Scotland - Summary
BSc, DSc, FRSE, MBE.
University of Melbourne, Wyselaskie Scholarship in Natural History 1908.
Ormond College, Resident Scholarship from 1905 to c.1906.
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Chronology
- c. 1903
- Education - Melbourne Church of England Grammar School
- 1905 - c. 1906
- Ormond College - Resident Scholarship
- 1908
- University of Melbourne - Wyselaskie Scholarship in Natural History
- 1910
- Scholarships - 1851 exhibition
- 1918
- Honours - MBE
- 1924 - 1938
- Occupation - Chair of Chemistry Durham University and Head of Department of Pure Sciences
- 1938
- Occupation - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield
- 1950
- Honours - Knighted
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Published Resources
Newspaper Articles
- 'Death of Noted Scientist, Distinguished Career of Sir David Mason, Valuable Work', Advertiser, 11 August 1937, p. 26. Details
Online Resources
- Weickhardt, L. W., Masson, Sir David Orme (1858-1937), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre for Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/masson-sir-david-orme-7511. Details
Created: 18 December 2018, Last modified: 19 December 2018