File:CSIRO ScienceImage 2367 Gerald Lightfoot 18771966.jpg
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English: Mr. G. L. (Gerald) Lightfoot, the first Secretary of CSIR. Graduating from the University of Cambridge with first-class honours in the Mechanical Science Tripos he later gained qualifications as a lawyer and was called to the Bar. Mr. Lightfoot was associated with the various forerunners of the CSIR including the Institute of Science and Industry, which he served from 1920-1926. He drafted the Act establishing the Commonwealth Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, becoming its first Secretary in 1926 and serving in the role until 1949. Charles Bush, a noted Victorian artist, painted this portrait. |
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| current | 14:49, 18 September 2014 | | 2,089 × 2,657 (3.19 MB) | File Upload Bot (99of9) (talk | contribs) | {{User:99of9/CSIRO_template |id=2367 |Title=Gerald Lightfoot (1877-1966) |Creator=Archives |Creator_scheme=LCNA |Date=2001-12-10 |Date_scheme=ISO8601 |Description=Mr. G. L. (Gerald) Lightfoot, the first Secretary of CSIR. Graduating from the University... |
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