Richards, Edwin Stuart (1883 - 1936)
- Born
- 18 January 1883
- Died
- 17 December 1936
St Kilda East, Victoria, Australia - Summary
Edwin Stuart Richards was appointed evening demonstrator and lecturer in chemistry at the Working Men's College In 1905. In 1912 he became head of the Chemistry Department at the College and in December 1934 he was appointed Vice-Principal (SER-09908, 22 February 1937, p. 1754, RMIT University Archives). Richards retired in 1936 (Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 263).
Related Entities
Archival Resources
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives
- Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1937 - 1943 - No. 8 25 January 1937 - 20 December 1943 pp. 1736-2058; 1-66; then unnumbered, 1937 - 1943, Item no. SER-09908, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
Published Resources
Books
- Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'Mr. E. S. Richards', The Age, 18 December 1936, p. 10. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205954805. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1937 - 1943 - No. 8 25 January 1937 - 20 December 1943 pp. 1736-2058; 1-66; then unnumbered, 1937 - 1943, Item no. SER-09908, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987.
Created: 2 December 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024