"Albert Rivett" redirects here. For his father, the Congregational minister, see Albert Rivett (pastor).
Sir
David Rivett
KCMG FRS FAA
George Julius, David Rivett and Arnold Richardson
Chairman of the CSIRO
In office 1 January 1946 – 18 May 1949
Preceded by
George Julius
Succeeded by
Ian Clunies Ross
Chief Executive of the CSIRO
In office 1 January 1927 – 31 December 1945
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
A E V Richardson
Personal details
Born
Albert Cherbury David Rivett
(1885-12-04)4 December 1885
Died
1 April 1961(1961-04-01) (aged 75)
Alma mater
University of Melbourne
Awards
Rhodes Scholarship Fellow of the Royal Society (1941)[1] James Cook Medal (1953)
Sir Albert Cherbury David RivettKCMG FRS FAA (4 December 1885 – 1 April 1961) was an Australian chemist and science administrator.
^Marston, H. R. (1966). "Albert Cherbury David Rivett 1885-1961". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 12: 437–455. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1966.0021.
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efforts to involve Australian scientists in the project, and had Sir DavidRivett, the head of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, release...
the base of Black Mountain, where it would ultimately be built. Sir DavidRivett chaired a committee constituted to investigate the proposed medical research...
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1927, in Sydney, Australia. The couple had three sons, Anthony, Adrian and David. Clunies Ross was educated at Newington College (1912–1916) and in 1917...
[201] George Ritchie 1935 Minister of Mines of South Australia [202] DavidRivett 1935 Deputy Chairman & Chief Executive of the CSIRO [203] Arthur Robinson...
(1978–1982) Professor Arthur Birch (1982–1986) Professor David Curtis (1986–1990) Professor David Craig (1990–1994) Sir Gustav Nossal (1994–1998) Professor...
Prize, given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, 1997. DavidRivett Medal, awarded to a CSIRO Scientist who is less than 40 years old, 1992...
1926 – 31 December 1945 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by DavidRivett Personal details Born George Alfred Julius (1873-04-29)29 April 1873...
Sir Ian Clunies Ross 1955 A.P. Elkin 1954 Sir Frank M. Burnet 1953 Sir DavidRivett 1952 W.L. Waterhouse 1951 Sir Norman McAlister Gregg 1950 Sir Neil H...
Dictionary of Biography, Volume 18, (MUP), 2012. C. B. Schedvin, "Rivett, Sir Albert Cherbury David (1885–1961)", Australian Dictionary of Biography. First published...
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