Rivett, Sir David

from the ADB entry

Albert, known first as Bert and then David, was born on 4 December 1885 at Port Esperance, Tasmania. He spent most of his childhood at Yarrawonga and Beechworth in frugal circumstances, but was a brilliant student. At Beechworth State School he obtained a coveted scholarship to Wesley College, Melbourne, where he won every prize or scholarship open to him, mainly through innate ability but also through intense dedication. In 1902 he was awarded a senior government scholarship to the University of Melbourne and a scholarship to Queen's College. He was a Victorian Rhodes scholar in 1907.

He went on to set up what is now CSIRO.

His son Rohan Rivett was a journalist, PoW and Old Collegian