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Mervyn Clarence Franklin [1905-1967]

Dr. M. C. Franklin was one of Australia's best known livestock scientists.

Bertram Thomas (Bert) Dickson [1886–1982]

Dr Bertram Thomas Dickson was Chief of the Division of Plant Industry until his retirement in 1951.

Terry Cutler [1948-2020]

Terrence Austin Cutler made contributions to Australian public policy across extraordinarily wide areas – the arts, telecommunications, science and innovation and design. He was particularly interested in the connections between all these areas of thought.

Portrait photograph of Willian Ivo (Bill) Whitton

William Ivo (Bill) Whitton [1924-2019]

Early life Bill Whitton was born in Sandringham, a bayside suburb of Melbourne, on 4 October 1924 and died in […]

Eric Stodden West

Eric Stodden West was the Division of Irrigation Research's Officer-in-Charge from 1924, when it was known as the Commonwealth Citrus Research Station until his retirement in 1956.

Alexander Victor ‘Bill’ Lyon (1886-1962)

Early life Alexander Victor 'Bill' Lyon was born on 19 January 1886 in the small town of Apsley, Victoria. Tertiary […]

William John Young (1878–1942)

Early life William John Young (1878-1942), biochemist, was born on 26 January 1878 at Withington, Manchester, Lancashire, England, son of […]

Sir Charles James Martin (1866–1955)

Early life Sir Charles James Martin (1866-1955), physiologist and pathologist, was born on 9 January 1866 at Hackney, London, son […]

Alan David Donald

Tertiary education and early career Alan Donald graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) […]

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