People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names

• Hills, Geoffrey Dean Loftus

Birth

24 July, 1910
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Death

16 July, 1999 (aged 88)
Eltham, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

pneumonia

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Catholic
• Methodist

Education

• Launceston Community College
• Xavier College (Melbourne)
• Newman College (University of Melbourne)
• University of Melbourne

Occupation or Descriptor

• agricultural scientist
• pacifist
• political activist
• public servant

Awards

• Peace Medal (United Nations Association of Australia)
• H. G. Turner Scholarship (University of Melbourne)
• Australian Society of Dairy Technology gold medal
• British Society of Dairy Technology gold medal

Legacies

• Loftus-Hills Award of Merit

Key Organisations

• Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
• Club of Rome
• United Nations Association
• University of Reading (UK)
• Iowa State University (USA)
• Australian Society of Dairy Technology

Political Activism

• Australia Party
• Australian Democrats

Workplaces

• Dept of Agriculture (Vic)
• New Way Butter Co. Pty Ltd
• Longwarry and District Dairyman's Cooperative
• Maffra Co-operative Dairy Factory
• CSIRO (industrial chemistry)
• CSIRO (dairy research)