John Macadam
Dr. John Macadam ( MAY 1827 in North Bank, Scotland, † September 2, 1865 ) was an Australian chemist, doctors and politicians. The genus Macadamia was named in 1857 by his colleague Ferdinand von Mueller after him.
Macadam was born in North Bank near Glasgow. He studied chemistry at the University of Strathclyde and University of Edinburgh, later he moved to Medicine to Glasgow. In 1855 he went to Melbourne, where he had been appointed at Scotch College for Teachers of Chemistry and Natural Sciences. During this time he was one of two arbitrators for one of the earliest recorded Australian Football matches. In 1858 he was also appointed analytical chemist of the Government of Victoria.
Later he became the first professor, who was teaching at the University of Melbourne School of Medicine. On 3 March 1862 he began with chemistry lectures.
Between 1857 and 1862 he acted as Honorary Secretary to the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, which became the Royal Society of Victoria later. In 1863 he was appointed Vice President. During this time he was also Honorary Secretary of the exploration committee that organized the ill-fated expedition of Burke and Wills. He was also a member of the Parliament of Victoria.
Macadam 1865 died after an accident on board a ship. His grave is located at the Melbourne General Cemetery. An exhibition in the School of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne remembered him.
The 1857 discovered by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller and Walter Hill Macadamia, a genus of plants belonging to the family of the silver tree plants ( Proteaceae ) was named in honor of him. She is primarily known for the " macadamia nuts ", the fruits of about five to six meter high trees.
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- Burke & Wills Web - The Royal Society of Victoria (English)
- Burke & Wills Web - 1860 Exploration Committee (English)
- Scotch College: Great Scot - Professor Geoffrey Blainey maintains the Cordner - Eggelston pre -match lunch ( English)
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