Person
Downes, Ronald Geoffrey (1916 - 1985)
CB FTS
- Born
- 3 January 1916
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 2 May 1985
- Occupation
- Agricultural scientist and Conservationist
Summary
Ronald Downes was Director of Conservation and Permanent Head of the Ministry of Conservation, Victoria 1973-1979; he was formerly a member of the Soil Conservation Authority, Victoria 1950-1973.
Details
Chronology
- 1937
- Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1939
- Education - Master of Agricultural Science (MAgSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1939 - 1950
- Career position - Scientist, various ranks, at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Soils
- 1950 - 1953
- Career position - Member of the Soil Conservation Authority of Victoria
- 1953 - 1961
- Career position - Deputy-Chairman of the Soil Conservation Authority of Victoria
- 1961 - 1973
- Career position - Chairman of the Soil Conservation Authority of Victoria
- 1972
- Education - Doctor of Agricultural Science (DAgSc) received from the University of Melbourne
- 1973
- Career position - Vocational Award of Melbourne received from Rotary
- 1973 - 1979
- Career position - Director of Conservation and Permanent Head of the Ministry for Conservation
- 1975 - 1985
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1976
- Award - J. A. Prescott Medal, Australian Society of Soil Science
- 1977
- Award - Australian Medal of Agricultural Science received from the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
- 1979
- Award - Companion of the Order of Bath (CB)
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Uren, Nick, 'Downes, Ronald Geoffrey (1916 - 1985), agricultural scientist and public servant' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Langmore, Di, ed., vol. 17 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2007), pp. 332-3. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/downes-ronald-geoffrey-geoff-12435. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21719018. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/30782017. Details
- 'Downes, R G (1916-1985)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-595795. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 3 November 2022
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