David Paver Mellor

David Paver Mellor (19 March 1903 – 9 January 1980) was an Australian inorganic chemist, and was the Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of New South Wales from 1955 to 1969.

David Paver Mellor
A group photo of the authors of Australia in the War of 1939–1945 in 1954. Mellor (front row, second from left) with the other authors of the official history series at a meeting in 1954
Born	(1903-03-19)19 March 1903 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died	9 January 1980(1980-01-09) (aged 76) North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alma mater	University of Tasmania
Known for	The Role of Science and Industry, The Evolution of the Atomic Theory, Chelating Agents and Metal Chelates
Awards	Royal Australian Chemical Institute's H. G. Smith Medal (1949), Royal Australian Chemical Institute's Leighton medal (1975), R.S.N.S.W.'s medal (1954), University of New South Wales Chemical Society's Dwyer memorial medal (1969)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Notes
He is commemorated there by the Mellor Lecture and Medal (for Chemical Education) and the Mellor Lecture Theatre in the School of Chemistry

Publications

Mellor, D. P., 'The Development of Coordination Chemistry in Australia', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 3, no. 2, 1976. Mellor, D.P., 'Obituary: Richard Thomas Baker', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 76, 1942. Mellor, D.P., 'Founders of Australian Chemistry. Archibald Liversidge', The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings, vol. 24, August 1957, Mellor, D.P., 'H. G. Smith. A Pioneer in Australian Phytochemistry', The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings, vol. 27, 1960. Mellor, D.P., 'Ronald Sidney Nyholm (1917–1971): Obituary', Search, vol. 3, no. 11/12, 1972.