Agent TypePersonIdentifierUMA-AG-000000052Activities & OccupationsConservationistsHistoryIn 1936, Sam Fripp replaced his father as managing director of Rocke Tompsitt & Co, Wholesale Druggists and Manufacturing Chemists, retiring at age 79. He became notable for his initiation of a series of environment beautification schemes principally to clean up Melbourne’s bayside beaches. He was made member of the Order of the British Empire in 1970, for services to the community.
Given NameSamuelMiddle NameJohn ArthurFamily NameFripp
Fripp, Samuel (1884-1972), [UMA-AG-000000052]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 19/03/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/61255
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