Background
Matheson, Norman Keith was born on May 29, 1929 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Norman and Alice Mary (Beattie) Matheson.
Agricultural chemistry educator
Matheson, Norman Keith was born on May 29, 1929 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Norman and Alice Mary (Beattie) Matheson.
Bachelor of Science with honours, University Sydney, 1950. Master of Science, University Sydney, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1955.
Assistant lecturer University Edinburgh, 1953-1955. Postdoctoral fellow Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1956-1957. Senior research officer Tobacco Research International, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization, Mareeba, Australia, 1957-1964.
Researcher University Sydney, 1951-1952, lecturer, senior lecturer agricultural chemistry, 1964, associate professor, 1972-1995. Retired, 1996; honorary research associate, since 1998.
Fellow Chemical Society London. Member Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Australian Society Plant Physiologists, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Married Patricia Anne Leggo, June 21, 1954. Children: Norman Duncan, Anne Ruth, Andrew James, Melissa Jean.