David Orme Masson ( 1858 - 1937 )

Birth: Hampstead, London, England (13 January 1858) Death: Melbourne, Australia (10 August 1937) 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) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 11/06/1903.