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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Newspaper Articles

  • 'Death of Noted Scientist, Distinguished Career of Sir David Mason, Valuable Work', Advertiser, 11 August 1937, p. 26. Details

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