Person Masson; Sir; David Orme (1858 - 1937) Masson David Orme Sir 1858 - 1937 British Male Hampstead, London, England 13 January 1858 Melbourne, Australia 10/08/1937 19370810

Education: MA (1877); BSc (1880); DSc (1884, Edinburgh) Career: Research Fellow, Edinburgh University (1881); Professor of Chemistry, Melbourne University, Australia (1886); founded the Melbourne University Chemical Society; founded the Society of Chemical Industry, Victoria; foundation President, Australian Chemical Institute (1917-1920); co-founded (1921) and later President (1922-1923), Australian National Research Council; retired as Emeritus Professor (1923) Honours: CBE 1918; KBE 1923 Memberships: Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (President 1911-1913) Son of David Masson, Professor of English Literature; married Mary Struthers; father of Sir James Irvine Orme Masson (FRS 1939); uncle of John Masson Gulland (FRS 1945); Fellow 11/06/1903 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; AE Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1936-1938 vol 2 pp 455-464, plate, by A C D Rivett References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 13 Jan 1858 - 10 Aug 1937 NA2901 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 4a009ceb-a855-40b1-a457-7c9f3e0d1aaa