People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

14 August, 1926
Atherton, Queensland, Australia

Death

9 August, 1992 (aged 65)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Cause of Death

stroke

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• English

Education

• All Souls’ School (Charters Towers, Qld)
• University of Queensland
• University of Sydney

Occupation or Descriptor

• public servant
• veterinarian

Awards

• Medal of the Order of Australia

Legacies

• John Ryley memorial prize in pig medicine

Key Organisations

• Australian Chicken Meat Research Committee
• Australian College of Veterinary Scientists
• Australian Pig Industry Research Committee
• Australian Veterinary Association (federal)
• Australian Veterinary Association (Qld)
• Pig Research Council
• Poultry Research Council
• University of Queensland (administration)

Workplaces

• University of Queensland (veterinary science)
• Dept of Primary Industries (Qld)