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David Paver Mellor | |
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.jpg) A group photo of the authors of Australia in the War of 1939–1945 in 1954. Mellor (front row, second from left) with the other authors of the official history series at a meeting in 1954 | |
| Born | 19 March 1903 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 9 January 1980 (aged 76) North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
| Known for | The Role of Science and Industry, The Evolution of the Atomic Theory, Chelating Agents and Metal Chelates |
| Awards | Royal Australian Chemical Institute's H. G. Smith Medal (1949), Royal Australian Chemical Institute's Leighton medal (1975), R.S.N.S.W.'s medal (1954), University of New South Wales Chemical Society's Dwyer memorial medal (1969) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Notes | |
He is commemorated there by the Mellor Lecture and Medal (for Chemical Education) and the Mellor Lecture Theatre in the School of Chemistry | |
David Paver Mellor (19 March 1903 – 9 January 1980) was an Australian inorganic chemist, and was the Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of New South Wales from 1955 to 1969.