| Authorised form of name | Rivett; Sir; Albert Cherbury David (1885 - 1961) |
| Dates | 1885 - 1961 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Place of birth | Port Esperance, Tasmania, Australia |
| Date of birth | 04 December 1885 |
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia |
| Date of death | 01/04/1961 |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Scientific administration |
| Activity | Education:
Wesley College, Melbourne (1899) MA (Oxon); DSC (Melborne)
Career:
Rhodes Scholar for Victoria (1907); worked at the Nobel Institute, Stockholm; Lecturer in Chemistry (1911), associate Professor (1920) and Professor (1924), all at Melbourne University; Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman (1927), then Chairman (1946), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); declined the position of Vice-Chancellor, Melbourne University (1934 and 1938); resigned from CSIR when it became CSIRO, due his opposition of political pressures on researchers (1949)
Honours:
KCMG 1935
Memberships: Australian Chemical Institute (President 1940-1949); Society of Chemical Industry, London (President)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1941 |
| Relationships | Son of Albert Rivett of Norwich, who migrated to Australia after becoming a Congregational Minister; married (1911) Stella, daughter of Alfred Deakin |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB; AE
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1966 vol 12 pp 437-455, plate, by H R Marston |
| Code | NA2219 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1941/12 | Rivett, Sir Albert Cherbury David: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |