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Boden, Alexander (1913 - 1993)
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Alexander Boden
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Born
28 May 1913
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
19 December 1993
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Manufacturing chemist and Science writer
Summary
Alexander Boden was a manufacturing chemist and publisher of school chemistry textbooks. He wrote "A handbook of chemistry for advanced secondary school students " (1937, 10th edition 1957) initially published by the Shakespeare Head Press and later by his own Science Press. Subsequent titles included An introduction to modern chemistry (1946) and Introduction to science for high school students (1964). Shortly after graduating, Boden joined a research laboratory, which he soon took over and renamed Hardman Australia. He turned this into a manufacturing company, producing in particular DDT. When this became ecologically contentious, he closed down its manufacture. In 1981 he formed Bioclone Australia, which exported diagnostic products. Boden made substantial philanthropic contributions in support of Australian science. The University of Sydney received significant support, including funds for the establishment of the Boden Chair of Human Nutrition. From 1979 he underwrote a series of specialist symposia on biological subjects, styled the Boden Research Conferences, held by the Australian Academy of Science from 1981.
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Chronology
1933
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1982 - 1993
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1984
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in recognition of service to the community and science
1984
Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Sydney
1986
Award - Leighton Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Johnston, G. A. R., 'Boden, Alexander (1913 - 1993), manufacturing chemist, author and publisher of science', Chemistry in Australia, 61 (1994), 157. Details
- Ross, I. G., 'Alexander Boden 1913-1993', Historical Records of Australian Science, 11 (4) (1997), 523-540. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9971140523. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4718387. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/68458954. Details
- 'Boden, Alexander (19130528-19931218)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458715. Details
Resource Sections
- Hunter, Robert J., 'Boden, Alexander (1913 - 1993), manufacturing chemist, author and publisher of science textbooks, and philanthropist', in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 19: 1991 - 1995 A-Z, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, 2017, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/boden-alexander-17438. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_b.html. Details
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