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Biographical entry Custance, John Daniel (1842 - 1923)
- Born
- 1842
Norfolk, England - Died
- 14 December 1923
Black Forest, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Agricultural scientist
Summary
John Daniel Custance was appointed the first professor of Roseworthy Agricultural College, South Australia in 1881. He conducted a series of fertiliser trials on cereals, which were extended by Professor William Lowrie from 1887 onwards. They reported on the beneficial residual effects of superphosphate on the clover pastures which followed the cereal crop.
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Book Sections
- 'Custance, John Daniel (1842-1923)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 3, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1969, pp. 511-513. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030479b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Custance, John Daniel', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467709. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000087. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 July 2006
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