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Life Summary

Name	Sir John Seymour Proud
Born	9 August, 1907 Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	7 October, 1997 (aged 90) Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Proud, William James (father) Proud, George (brother) O'Reilly, Alfonso Bernard (rescuer)
Education *	Manly Public School (NSW) (student, 1913-1919) Sydney Grammar School (student, 1920-1925) University of Sydney (student, 1931-1935)
Occupation or Descriptor *	mining consultant (1937-1937) New South Wales, Australia mining industry leader/promoter (1937-1997) New South Wales, Australia company director (1947-1982) New South Wales, Australia conservationist (1950-1997) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Institute Medal (Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy) (recipient, 1974) Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1978) Australian Prospectors and Miners' Hall of Fame (inductee, 2007)
Legacies *	proudite (mineral) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Earthwatch Australia (member) Royal Society of New South Wales (member) Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (member, 1947) Peko Wallsend Ltd (company director, 1961-1981) Australian Museum (Sydney) (trustee, 1971-1977) Colonial Sugar Refining Co (company director, 1974-1979) University of Sydney (administration) (fellow of senate, 1974-1983) Electrical Equipment Ltd (chair, 1978-1982) Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (chair, 1978-1987) Oil Search Ltd (chair, 1978-1982) Oil Company of Australia N. L. (chair, 1979-1983)
Workplaces *	Proud's Pty Ltd (employee, 1930-1935) Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co (chair, 1950-1960) Peko Wallsend Ltd (chief executive officer, 1961-1974) Peko Wallsend Ltd (chair, 1961-1978)

* Dates are approximate