Person
Magee, Charles Joseph Patrick (1901 - 1989)
- Born
- 17 November 1901
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 2 February 1989
Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Agricultural scientist
Summary
Charles Magee was an agricultural scientist whose work for the New South Wales Department of Agriculture on the causes of disease in agricultural crops had significant effect on control of those diseases and increase in crop yields. Much of his work was on viral diseases, particularly those spread by insect vectors and affecting bananas, potatoes, tomatoes and cauliflowers. His advice was often sought internationally on control of viral diseases especially those of bananas. In 1944 Magee became Chief Biologist for the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, later having charge of the Department's Biology and Chemical Research Institute at Rydalmere.
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Chronology
- 1924
- Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Sydney
- 1924
- Career position - Assistant Biologist, Biology Branch, N.S.W. Department of Agriculture
- 1927
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Wisconsin
- 1931 - 1940
- Career position - Plant Pathologist, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1935
- Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
- 1939
- Education - DScAg, University of Sydney
- 1940 - 1941
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
- 1940 - 1944
- Career position - Senior Biologist, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1944 - 1958
- Career position - Chief Biologist and Head of Biology Branch, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1945
- Career position - Founding Member, Australian Society of Dairy Technology
- 1946
- Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
- 1947 - 1989
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1948 - 1949
- Career position - Council Member, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1950 - 1951
- Career position - Treasurer, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1951 - 1952
- Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1952
- Career position - Member, Technical Advisory Committee, New South Wales Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Institute, Wagga Wagga
- 1952 - 1966
- Career position - Chairman, Registration Advisory Committee (Biological Products), National Association of Testing Authorities
- 1953 - 1957
- Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1958 - 1966
- Career position - Chief Biologist and Chief of Division of Science Services, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1965 - 1989
- Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
- 1966
- Life event - Retired
- 1966 - 1976
- Career position - Consulting Bacteriologist to Root Nodule Pty Ltd
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Atchison, John, 'Magee, Charles Joseph Patrick (1901-1989), Agricultural Scientist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z, Melanie Nolan, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2012), pp. 112-3. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/magee-charles-joseph-14755. Details
Journal Articles
- Butler, F. C., 'Charles Joseph Patrick Magee 1901-1989', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 122 (1/2) (1989), 92-96. Details
- Geering, Andrew D. W., 'The untold story of banana bunchy top disease', Historical records of Australian science, 35 (2) (2024), 170-89. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR24001. Details
Resources
- 'Magee, Charles Joseph Patrick (19011117-19890202)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772583. Details
See also
- Fenner, Frank ed., History of Microbiology in Australia (Melbourne: Australian Society for Microbiology, 1990), 624 pp. Details
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Created: 13 March 2018, Last modified: 3 July 2018