Sir Geoffrey Badger | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide | |
| In office 1967–1977 | |
| Professor of Organic Chemistry,University of Adelaide | |
| In office 1955–1964 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Geoffrey Malcolm Badger 10 October 1916 |
| Died | 23 September 2002(2002-09-23) (aged 85) |
Sir Geoffrey Malcolm Badger (10 October 1916,Port Augusta, South Australia – 23 September 2002, Adelaide) was Professor of Organic Chemistry at theUniversity of Adelaide from 1955 to 1964, and Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1967 to 1977. He was electedFellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1960, appointed anOfficer of the Order of Australia in 1975, and was knighted in 1979. In retirement he wrote two books, "Explorers of the Pacific" (1988) and "The Explorers of Australia" (2001).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
In recognition of service to science and education
In recognition of service to science and education