Person
Legg, John (1892 - 1984)
- Born
- 11 February 1892
Greta, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 1 February 1984
Kenmore, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Veterinary surgeon
Summary
John Legg was a veterinary surgeon whose research was into stock diseases in northern Australia. Between 1931 and 1936, as officer-in-charge of the Oonoonba experiment station near Townsville, he worked with CSIR investigating particularly bovine tick fever. He developed species- specific vaccines that were used into the 1960s, a great benefit to stockholders. On transferring to the Yeerongpilly Animal Health Station near Brisbane in 1936 he assumed responsibility for all work on bovine tick fever as well as carrying out successful trials of acaricides. Legg became a senior administrator in the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock. Besides his scientific publications he compiled a comprehensive but unpublished history of stock diseases in Queensland to 1947. In retirement he was for two years consultant to the F.A.O. in Malaysia.
Details
Chronology
- 1913
- Education - BVSc, University of Melbourne
- 1914 - 1915
- Career position - Veterinary Surgeon, Queensland Department of Agriculture
- 1915
- Education - BSc, University of Melbourne
- 1915 - 1920
- Military service - First World War. Captain, Australian Imperial Force
- 1919
- Education - Member, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London
- 1920 - 1935
- Career position - Veterinary Surgeon, Queensland Department of Agriculture
- 1920 - 1935
- Education - DSc, University of Melbourne
- 1929 - 1937
- Career position - Vice-President, Queensland Veterinary Association
- 1929 - 1955
- Career position - State Editor, Australian Veterinary Journal
- 1935 - 1941
- Career position - Senior Veterinary Surgeon, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
- 1938 - 1956
- Career position - President, Queensland Veterinary Association
- 1938 - 1956
- Career position - Member, Veterinary Surgeons' Board of Queensland
- 1941 - 1947
- Career position - Director, Yeerongpilly Animal Health Station, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
- 1947
- Career position - President, Queensland Division, Australian Veterinary Association
- 1947 - 1957
- Career position - Director, Division of Animal Industry, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
- 1956
- Award - Gilruth Prize for Meritorious Service to Veterinary Science, Australian Veterinary Association
- 1957
- Life event - Retired
- 1957 - 1959
- Career position - Consultant to F.A.O. in Malaysia
- 1961
- Award - Fellow, Australian Veterinary Association
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Angus, Beverley M., 'Legg, John (1892-1984), Veterinary Scientist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 18 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2012), pp. 20-1. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/legg-john-14166. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535575. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Legg John', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=8203112. Details
- 'Legg, John (18920211-19840201)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1515944. Details
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