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Syme may refer to: People * Colin Syme (1903–1986), Australian medical administrator and innovator * Connor Syme (born 1995), Scottish professional golfer * David Syme (1827–1908), Scottish-Australian newspaper proprietor of ''The Age'' * David Syme (pianist) (born 1949), American pianist * Don Syme, Australian computer scientist, creator of the F# programming language * Ebenezer Syme (1826–1860), Scottish-Australian journalist, proprietor and manager of ''The Age'' * George Adlington Syme (1859–1929), Australian surgeon * Hugh Syme (GC) (1903–1965), Australian naval officer and bomb disposal operative, and employee of ''The Age'' * Hugh Syme, Canadian musician and a Juno Award-winning graphic artist * James Syme (1799–1870), pioneering Scottish surgeon * Jason Syme, Scottish rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s * Jennifer Syme (1972–2001), American actress and production assistant * John Syme (1795–1861), Scottish portrait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Syme
Sir Colin York Syme (22 April 190319 January 1986) was an Australian lawyer, businessman, technological innovator, and medical research administrator. He was noted as Chairman of BHP for nineteen years (1952–71), and President of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research for seventeen years (1961–78). Colin Syme studied in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney before joining the Melbourne legal firm of Hedderwick, Fookes and Alston in 1923. An articled clerk, Syme had ambitions to become a barrister, but after the premature death of Bruce Hedderwick in 1925, he accepted an offer to stay at the firm and was made a partner in 1928, remaining so until 1966. Meanwhile, in 1937, he became a director of BHP and many of its subsidiaries, including Tubemakers of Australia, Australian Iron & Steel, Rylands Bros and the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. He was also a director of a number of other companies, including Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |