Hugh Ennor

October 10, 1912 (age 65)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ennor was the first professor appointed by the new Australian National University in Canberra in 1948. In February 1967, Ennor was appointed Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Education and Science. He served as secretary of the science department for over ten years, in the Department of Science (I), the Department of Science and Consumer Affairs, and the Department of Science (II) He also served for a short period as Acting Secretary of the Department of Education when the Whitlam Government split the Department of Education and Science into two. Hugh Ennor died on Friday 14 October 1977 in Canberra, aged 65. His death was just a week after his retirement from the Australian Public Service.

Hugh Ennor

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chemist

Background

Ennor was born in Melbourne, the son of a joiner.

Education

Foreign schooling, he attended a local Roman Catholic school, O"Neill College in Elsternwick, Victoria and later Melbourne Technical College.

Career

Ennor was the first professor appointed by the new Australian National University in Canberra in 1948. In February 1967, Ennor was appointed Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Education and Science. He served as secretary of the science department for over ten years, in the Department of Science (I), the Department of Science and Consumer Affairs, and the Department of Science (II)

He also served for a short period as Acting Secretary of the Department of Education when the Whitlam Government split the Department of Education and Science into two.

Hugh Ennor died on Friday 14 October 1977 in Canberra, aged 65.

His death was just a week after his retirement from the Australian Public Service.

Achievements

Ennor was made a Commander of the British Empire in January 1963 as a Professor of Biochemistry at the Australian National University. In June 1965 he was made a Knight Bachelor.

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire Ennor was made a Commander of the British Empire in January 1963 as a Professor of Biochemistry at the Australian National University. In June 1965 he was made a Knight Bachelor.