William John McGregor "Greg" Tegart (27 March 1929 – 4 July 2023) was an Australian senior public servant. He was latterly an adjunct professor at

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Early life

William John McGregor Tegart was born on 27 March 1929. He was educated at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, University of Melbourne and University of Sheffield.

Career

Tegart first joined the

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in 1947 as Laboratory Assistant and Technical Officer with the

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. Tegart was appointed

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of the Department of Science and Technology in 1981. Tegart retired from the public service in 1993.

Death

Tegart died on 4 July 2023, at the age of 94.

Awards and honours

In June 1990, Tegart was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to science and technology. Tegart was a Foundation Fellow of the

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References

1929 births 2023 deaths Australian public servants Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Members of the Order of Australia {{Australia-gov-bio-stub