Person
Best, Rupert Jethro (1903 - 1991)
- Born
- 30 May 1903
- Died
- 8 October 1991
- Occupation
- Virologist and Agricultural chemist
Summary
Rupert Best was a Reader in Virology at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide 1958-1968. He was lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Chemistry at the Waite 1930-1958.
Details
Born 30 May 1903. Died Adelaide, 8 October 1991. AO 1980. Educated University of Adelaide (BSc (hons) 1926, MSc 1927, DSc 1948). Demonstrator in physical chemistry, University of Adelaide 1927; lecturer in physical chemistry 1928; Waite Agricultural Research Institute 1928-68 (assistant lecturer from 1928, reader in virology and head of the virology unit from 1958). Rennie Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1931. Foundation Chairman, South Australian division of Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1969-80.
Related entries
Archival resources
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana
- Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, South Australian Division - Records, 1888 - 1983, SRG 48; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
- Rupert Jethro Best - Records, 1929 - 1968, PRG 232; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
- World Education Fellowship, Australian Forum - Records, 1937 - 1989, SRG 15a; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
- World Education Fellowship, South Australian Section - Records, 1937 - 1978, SRG 15; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
Published resources
Books
- Best, Rupert J., Discoveries by chemists: a history of the Chemistry Department of the University of Adelaide 1885-1984 (Adelaide: The University of Adelaide Foundation, 1987), 252 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Best, R. J., 'Richardson, Arnold Edwin Victor (1883-1949), Agricultural Scientist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Geoffrey Serle, ed., vol. 11 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 377-379. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110388b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Best, Rupert J., 'Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson C.M.G., D.Sc. (Melb.), M.A. (Adel.), B.Sc. (Agric.) (Adel.), R.D.A., P.A.I.A.S., foundation Director of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, first Waite Professor of Agriculture: an appraisal', Biennial Report of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, 1980-81 (1981), 4-25. Details
Resources
- 'Best, Rupert J (1903-1991)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458658. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018
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