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With his wife, Steele travelled to London to work with Professor JN Collie, then to Breslau, Germany, for research under Professor R Abegg. He attracted the admiration of (Sir) William Ramsay at London and Professor F Haber at Karlsruhe.
Book of Remembrance entry
Not listed on the Roll of Active Service. Mentioned in the University of Melbourne Magazine War Memorial number, July 1920, as "having undertaken munitions work, or the like, in the United Kingdom."
In 1915, to help the war effort, Steele returned to University College, London. His work led to a British government invitation to design, build and operate a munitions factory at Ellesmere Port to produce synthetic phenol by a process devised by himself. He was attached to the Ministry of Munitions dealing with special problems such as the manufacture of poison gas [From ADB entry and Melbourne University Magazine War Memorial Number, July 1920]
In 1915, to help the war effort, Steele returned to University College, London. His work led to a British government invitation to design, build and operate a munitions factory at Ellesmere Port to produce synthetic phenol by a process devised by himself. He was attached to the Ministry of Munitions dealing with special problems such as the manufacture of poison gas [From ADB entry and Melbourne University Magazine War Memorial Number, July 1920]
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1870Birth in Plymouth --, England 30 May 1870
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?Early education at Plymouth Grammar School, Plymouth, England
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1890Travelled to England and Germany 1890
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1891Tertiary education at Victorian College of Pharmacy, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 1891
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1891Pharmacist at Melbourne -- VIC, Australia 1891
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1898Tertiary education at University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia 1898
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1899Acting Professor in Chemistry at The University of Adelaide -- Adelaide, SA, Australia 1899
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1902Tertiary education at University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia 1902
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1906Lecturer at Parkville -University of Melbourne- VIC, Australia 1 March 1906
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1910Professor of Chemistry at St Lucia -University of Queensland- Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1910
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1911Tertiary education at University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1911
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?Military service
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1919
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1920Appointed 26 Feb 1920 at Senate of the University of Queensland : University of Queensland [ QLD Australia ]
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1928Appointed Petroleum Advisory Board 16 Feb 1928 at Brisbane [ QLD Australia ]
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1931Emeritus Professor at St Lucia -University of Queensland- Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1931
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?Lecturer at Montreal --, Canada
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?Assistant Professor at Edinburgh --, Scotland
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1934Death in Brisbane -- QLD, Australia 12 April 1934
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