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Macadam, John (1827 - 1865)

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Chemist and Physician

Born: 29 May 1827 Northbank, Lanark, Scotland. Died: 2 September 1865 at sea.

John Macadam was appointed Victorian government analytical chemist in 1858 and health officer for the City of Melbourne in 1860. In 1862 he became lecturer in chemistry for the Medical School of the University of Melbourne. Macadam was also instrumental in promoting the cultivation of macadamia nuts in Australia. These nuts were named after him by the legendary botanist Ferdinand von Mueller.

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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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000119. [ Details ]
Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000119. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 18 October 2006

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