Geoffrey Badger

Sir Geoffrey Malcolm Badger (10 October 1916, Port Augusta, South Australia – 23 September 2002, Adelaide) was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Adelaide from 1955 to 1964, and Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1967 to 1977. He was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1960, appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1975, and was knighted in 1979. In retirement he wrote two books, "Explorers of the Pacific" (1988) and "The Explorers of Australia" (2001).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Professor Sir Geoffrey Badger AO FAA FRACI FTSE FACE FAIM
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide
In office 1967–1977
Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Adelaide
In office 1955–1964
Personal details
Born	Geoffrey Malcolm Badger 10 October 1916 Port Augusta, South Australia
Died	23 September 2002(2002-09-23) (aged 85) Adelaide, South Australia