Person
Reid, Robert Lovell (Bob) (1921 - 1996)
FASAP FAIAS FRSE
- Born
- 11 April 1921
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 23 September 1996
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Agricultural scientist
Summary
Bob Reid was Founding and Emeritus Professor of Agriculture at La Trobe University in Bundoora, Victoria. Prior to this he was Associate Director then Director of the Hill Farming Research Organisation in Scotland. Reid was one of Australia's outstanding agricultural scientists and a Fellow of the Australian Society of Animal Production (FASAP), the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (FAIAS) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE).
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Chronology
- 1944
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney
- 1944 - 1946
- Career position - Research Officer at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Animal Health and Production and Animal Physiology
- 1949
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), King's College, Cambridge, UK
- 1949 - 1958
- Career position - Lecturer in Animal Nutrition, University of Sydney
- 1963
- Award - Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
- 1964 - c. 1970
- Career position - Associate Director (later Director), Hill Farming Research Organisation in Scotland
- 1967 - 1996
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
- 1968 - 1979
- Career position - Foundation Professor of Agriculture at La Trobe University in Bundoora, Victoria
- c. 1972 - 1979
- Career position - Dean of Agriculture at La Trobe University
- 1978 - 1996
- Award - Fellow, Australian Society of Animal Production (FASAP)
- 1980 - 1996
- Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (FAIAS)
Related entries
Published resources
Articles
- Cunningham, J. M. M., 'Robert Lovell Reid' (1999), http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/fellowship/obits/obits_alpha/reid_robert.pdf. Details
Edited Books
- Cremer, K.W. ed., Trees for rural Australia (Melbourne: Inkata Press, 1990), 455 pp. Chapter 24: Shade and shelter (Reid, R. and Bird, P.R.). Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q50378531. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/127424552. Details
- 'Reid, R L (1921-1996)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-519829. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 June 2022
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