Biographical entry Underwood, Eric John (1905 - 1980)

Summary

Eric John Underwood was Professor of Agriculture, University of Western Australia 1946-70. He also served on the executive of the CSIRO 1966-75.

Details

Born 7 September 1905. Died 19 August 1980. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1954, Fellow, Royal Society 1970.

Related entries

Archival resources

University of Western Australia, University Archives

• Eric John Underwood - Records, 1929 - 1980; University of Western Australia, University Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Moir, R.J., 'Underwood, Eric John (1905-1980), Professor of Agriculture', in John Ritchie and Diane Langmore (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 16, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2002, pp. 428-429. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160518b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Moir, R.J., 'Eric John Underwood 1905-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 13, no. 3, 2001, pp. 343-350. Details
• Underwood, E. J., 'Hedley Ralph Marston', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 1, no. 2, 1967, pp. 73-86. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9670120073.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Underwood, E J', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-537096. 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=P000846. Details