Person
Summerville, William Allan Thompson (1904 - 1980)
Kt
- Born
- 6 February 1904
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 20 December 1980
Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Entomologist and Agricultural scientist
Summary
Sir William Summerville worked as an entomologist with the Department of Agriculture and Stock in Brisbane. He was made Director of plant industry in 1947 and advanced applied research in horticulture and pastures, establishing many soil conservation teams.
Details
Chronology
- 1922 - 1929
- Career position - Learner in Entomology at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
- 1929
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland
- 1929 - 1937
- Career position - Assistant Entomologist at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
- 1933
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland
- 1937 - 1945
- Career position - Senior Research Officer at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
- 1944
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Queensland
- 1945 - 1947
- Career position - Director of horticulture at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
- 1947 - ?
- Career position - Director of Plant Industry at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
- 1958
- Career position - President, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
- 1959
- Career position - Director-General of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
- 1963
- Award - Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD (Hon)), University of Queensland
- 1 Jan 1968
- Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - Agent-General for Queensland in London
- 1 Aug 1977
- Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Musgrave, A., Bibliography of Australian entomology, 1775-1930: with biographical notes on authors and collectors (Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1932), 380 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Humphreys, L. R., 'Summerville, Sir William Alan Thompson (1904-1980), agricultural scientist and public servant' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 344-345. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/summerville-sir-william-alan-thompson-11802. Details
Gazette Articles
- 'Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal', Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, P7 (1 Aug 1977) (1977), 54, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237152137. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538248. Details
- 'Summerville, William Alan Thompson (1904-1980)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476442. Details
Gavan McCarthy
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 9 October 2025
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