People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names

• Weickhardt, Willhelm Leonard

Birth

2 April, 1908
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Death

14 July, 2000 (aged 92)
Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Anglican

Education

• Prahran Primary School (Melbourne)
• Caulfield Primary School (Melbourne)
• Swinburne Junior Technical School (Melbourne)
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
• University of Melbourne

Occupation

• chemist
• company director
• industrial chemist
• university chancellor

Awards

• Leighton memorial medal (Royal Australian Chemical Institute)
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• Archibald Olle Prize (Royal Australian Chemical Institute)

Legacies

• Weickhardt Medal (Royal Australian Chemical Institute)

Key Organisations

• Australian Institute of Management
• Institution of Chemical Engineers
• Royal Australian Chemical Institute (national)
• Camberwell Grammar School (Melbourne)
• Martin Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education in Australia, 1961
• Committee for Economic Development of Australia
• University of Melbourne (council)
• Nylex Corporation Ltd
• Sidney Cooke Ltd
• National Council of Independent Schools
• Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
• Australian Dictionary of Biography (ANU)
• Royal Melbourne Hospital

Workplaces

• ICI Australia
• University of Melbourne (council)