Life Summary - John Hepburn Myrtle - Obituaries Australia

Myrtle, John Hepburn (1911–1998)

	Myrtle, John Hepburn (1911–1998)
Born	25 May, 1911 Sevenoaks , Kent , England
Died	17 January, 1998 (aged 86) Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	English
Occupation*	art collector (1951-1998) New South Wales, Australia company managing director (1951-1972) New South Wales, Australia mechanical engineer (1951-1970) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1978)
Clubs*	Australian Club (Sydney) (member, ?-1998)
Key Organisations*	Art Gallery of New South Wales (benefactor) Ceramic Collectors Society (patron, ?-1998) Oriental Ceramic Society (London) (member) Kao Ling Hui (member, 1962) Art Gallery of New South Wales (trustee, 1963-1976) Art Gallery of New South Wales (life governor, 1992-1998)
Workplaces*	Morganite Carbon Kabushi Kaisha (chair) Morgan Crucible (employee, 1942) Morgan Crucible (director, 1942-1951) Morganite Australia Pty Ltd (chair, 1951) Morganite Australia Pty Ltd (managing director, 1951-1970)

* Dates are approximate