Sir Geoffrey Malcolm Badger AO DSc FAA FRACI FTSE FACE FAIM (10 October 1916,

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– 23 September 2002, Adelaide) was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the

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from 1955 to 1964, and Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1967 to 1977. He was elected

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in 1960, appointed an

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in 1975, and was knighted in 1979. In retirement he wrote two books, "Explorers of the Pacific" (1988) and "The Explorers of Australia" (2001). Originally published in ''Historical Records of Australian Science'', vol.20, no.1, 2009,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Badger, Geoffrey Malcolm Australian Knights Bachelor Officers of the Order of Australia 1916 births 2002 deaths Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Australian chemists Vice-Chancellors of the University of Adelaide Presidents of the Australian Academy of Science People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne)