John Edward Cummins
Science administrator
- Born
- 21 October 1902, Perth, Western Australia
- Died
- 7 October 1989, Kew, Victoria
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Ambrose Michael Cummins (tailor’s cutter)
- Mother
- Elizabeth Mary Hamilton
- Married Elizabeth Margaret Lamborne
Degrees
| 1923 | Bachelor of Science | The University of Western Australia |
Career
- MS Wisconsin 1932.
- Chemist, CSIR Div of Forest Products 1929-40.
- Dir, Scientific Liaison Bureau, CSIR 1943-45.
- Dir, Div of Scientific and Technical Information, IAEA 1958-61.
- Scientific Attaché, Aust Embassy, Washington DC 1965.
- OBE 1970.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cummins-john-edward-jack-12380
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000335b.htm