Biographical entry Waterhouse, Walter Lawry (1887 - 1969)

Summary

Walter Waterhouse, appointed lecturer in agricultural botany, University of Sydney in 1921, was promoted to reader in agriculture in 1937 and became research professor in 1946. He bred wheat varieties noted for their rust resistance, baking quality and high yield.

Details

Born 31 August 1887. Died 9 December 1969. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1954.

Related entries

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Walter Lawry Waterhouse - Records, 1878 - 1968, ML MSS 2792; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Morton, Prof. R.K., 1961 - 1964, 9-65; School of Biochemistry, the University of Melbourne - Series 9 - Departmental Files, 1961-1964; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Campbell, Keith O., 'Waterhouse, Walter Lawry (1887-1969), Agricultural Scientist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 391-392. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120440b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Watson, I. A. And Frankel, O. H., 'Walter Lawry Waterhouse', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 2, no. 3, 1972, pp. 76-91. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9720230076.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Waterhouse, Walter Lawry', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467017. Details
• Watson, I. A. and Frankel, O. H., 'Walter Lawry Waterhouse 1887-1969', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/waterhouse.html. Details

See also

• McIntosh, R. A. and Smith-White, S., 'Irvine Armstrong Watson 1914-1986', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 7, no. 4, 1989, pp. 405-415. Details