Person
Edgar, Grahame (1901 - 1985)
- Born
- 25 May 1901
Petersham, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 9 August 1985
Killara, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Public servant and Veterinarian
Summary
Grahame Edgar was a veterinarian whose research was principally on diseases of sheep and cattle. In particular he worked on black-disease, the control of liver flukes in sheep, diseases caused by anaerobic organisms (blackleg, entero-toxaemia and botulism) and toxaemic jaundice in sheep, identified as being caused by heliotrope ingestion and chronic copper poisoning. Edgar played a central role in the Commonwealth Government's pasture-improvement program which was based on rabbit control. This involved the release of a virulent strain of myxomatosis from the Glenfield Veterinary Research Station of which Edgar was Director of Veterinary Research. His research career ceased in 1959 when he became Assistant Under-Secretary (and later Director-General) of Agriculture for New South Wales.
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Chronology
- 1924
- Education - Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Sydney
- 1924 - 1942
- Career position - Served with Australian Army Veterinary Corps (Militia)
- 1927 - 1947
- Career position - Veterinary Research Officer, Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1929 - 1936
- Career position - Senior Research Officer, Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1936 - 1947
- Career position - Senior Veterinary Research Officer, Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1938
- Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, Australian Veterinary Association
- 1947 - 1959
- Career position - Director of Veterinary Research, Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1948 - 1949
- Career position - President, Australian Veterinary Association
- 1948 - 1972
- Career position - Member, Australian National Science Committee of UNESCO
- 1952 - 1985
- Award - Fellow, Australian Veterinary Association
- 1957 - 1961
- Career position - Chairman, Australian National Science Committee of UNESCO
- 1959 -
- Career position - Director, McGarvie Smith Institute
- 1959 -
- Career position - Member of Council, New South Wales Sheep Breeders' Association
- 1959 - 1961
- Career position - Assistant Under Secretary, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1961 - 1966
- Career position - Director-General, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1961 - 1966
- Career position - Chairman, Farrer Memorial Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney
- 1962
- Award - Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc), University of Sydney
- 1962 - 1963
- Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, Australian Society for Animal Production
- 1962 - 1970
- Career position - Member of Council, World Poultry Science Association
- 1963 - 1985
- Career position - Honorary Associate, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London
- 1966
- Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 1966
- Life event - Retired
- 1966
- Award - Farrer Memorial Medal, Farrer Memorial Trust
- 1966 - 1978
- Career position - Member of Senate, University of Sydney
- 1967
- Award - Gilruth Prize for Meritorious Service to Veterinary Science, Australian Veterinary Association
- 1967 - 1985
- Career position - Chairman, McGarvie Smith Institute
- 1971
- Award - Fellow, Australian College of Veterinary Scientists
- 1973 - 1975
- Career position - Director, Wellcome (Australasia) Ltd
- 1980 - 1985
- Award - Life Governor, New South Wales Sheep Breeders' Association
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Hale, Patricia, 'Edgar, Grahame (1901 - 1985), veterinarian and public servant' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K, Diane Langmore, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2007), pp. 352-3. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/edgar-grahame-12452. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538430. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93796843. Details
- 'Edgar, Grahame (19010525-19850809)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-584578. Details
See also
- 'Edgar, Grahame (1901 - 1985)', Farrer Memorial Trust Medal recipients and orations, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Sydney, 2023, https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/596114/farrer_oration_1966_dr_g_edgar.pdf. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/who-we-are/interacting_2/farrer-memorial-trust/farrer-memorial-trust-medal-recipients-and-orations. Details
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