Person

Pridham, John Theodore (1879 - 1954)

Born
7 November 1879
Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia
Died
24 May 1954
Croydon, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Agricultural scientist and Wheat propagator

Summary

John Pridham developed many new varieties of wheat and oats. He began his career as an assistant to William Farrer.

Details

Born 7 November 1879. Died 24 May 1954. Educated Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Experimentalist, Department of Agriculture 1901-04, assisting William Farrer in his wheat-improvement programme, experimentalist, Bathurst Experiment Farm 1904-06, assistant manager, Cowra Experiment Farm 1906-08, Victorian Department of Agriculture 1908-11, plant-breeder, Cowra Experiment Farm 1911-44. Farrer Memorial Medal 1944.

Chronology

1944
Award - Farrer Memorial Medal, Farrer Memorial Trust

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