Person
Forster, Howard Carlyle (1903 - 1981)
- Born
- 21 April 1903
Malvern, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 1981
- Occupation
- Agricultural scientist
Summary
Howard Forster was Professor of Agriculture, University of Melbourne 1957-1969. He was Assistant Executive Officer, CSIRO, Melbourne 1949-1956 after joining CSIR in 1946. He had earlier been a Research Officer with the Victorian Department of Agriculture from 1926.
Details
Chronology
- 1926 - 1945?
- Career position - Research Officer, Victorian Department of Agriculture
- 1949 - 1956
- Career position - Assistant Executive Officer, CSIRO
- 1957 - 1969
- Career position - Professor of Agriculture, University of Melbourne
- 1961
- Award - Farrer Memorial Medal, Farrer Memorial Trust
Related entries
Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- Howard Carlyle Forster - Records, 1946 - 1979; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Resources
- 'Forster, H C (1903-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-561931. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 November 2010
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