E. E. Kurth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

E. E. Kurth

chemist

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1895

Place of Birth: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1966

Profession: engineer, chemist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ernest Edgar Kurth, also known as E.
E.
Kurth, is best known for his work at the University of Tasmania with investigations into the chemical constitution and properties of Tasmanian and New South Wales oil shales, for which he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science in 1934.
During WWII he gave special attention to the pyrolysis of timber and its trace elements.
He was author of several papers on the subject and held a patent for improvements to charcooal kilns.