Philip Robertson

Philip Robertson

Philip Wilfred Robertson was a New Zealand chemist, university professor, and writer.

Philip Robertson, son of Donald Robertson was born in 1884 and educated at Wellington College, where he was dux in 1900. He then graduated with an MA in chemistry from Victoria University of Wellington in 1905, then an MSc in 1906. He was awarded a Sir George Grey Scholarship, a Senior Scholarship and the Jacob Joseph Scholarship. He was Victoria's first Rhodes Scholar, whence he continued on to gain first-class honours in natural sciences at Trinity College, Oxford, and a PhD at Leipzig University.

Robertson married Florence Elizabeth Graham in 1912. He took up the chair of chemistry at Victoria University College in 1920 where he headed the department for 30 years.

Robertson had an interest in literature and wrote several short stories.

In his retirement Robertson was appointed Professor Emeritus. He had been awarded the Hector Memorial Medal in 1919 and in 1950 was elected to a fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Robertson died in London on 7 May 1969.

References

* [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=4R23 Davis, Brian R. 'Robertson, Philip Wilfred 1884 - 1969] Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 22 June 2007


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