Person
Sprent, John Frederick Adrian (1915 - 2010)
CBE FAA
- Born
- 23 July 1915
London, England - Died
- 1 November 2010
Moggill, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Veterinary scientist
Summary
John Sprent was one of the world's foremost authorities on nematodes of the family Ascaridoidea, particularly parasitic species and their relationship with their hosts. His research focused on dispersal strategies of parasites, leading him to propose that the need for an intermediate host was a primitive characteristic, infection of hosts by ingestion of the parasite's embryonated eggs being a more advanced strategy. He described 10 genera and 23 species new to science. Sprent was Professor of Parasitology at the University of Queensland from 1956 to 1983 where he established the Department of Parasitology. In 1987 and 2005 Sprent donated to the Queensland Museum his collections of 7,600 nematode specimens, 30,000 microscope slides, correspondence and a substantial number of scientific reprints. The Australian Society for Parasitology established John Frederick Adrian Sprent Prize in 1983.
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Chronology
- 1942 - 1944
- Career position - Veterinary Research Officer, Colonial Veterinary Service, Nigeria
- 1943
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)), University of London, England
- 1945
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London, England
- 1945 - 1946
- Career position - Cooper Centenary Research Fellow, Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary Laboratories, Weybridge, United Kingdom
- 1946 - 1947
- Career position - University of London Travelling Studentship Cooper Centenary Research Fellow, University of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 1947 - 1948
- Career position - Seymour Coman Research Fellow in Preventive Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 1948 - 1952
- Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Ontario Research Foundation, Canada
- 1952 - 1954
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Parasitology, The University of Queensland, Australia
- 1953
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London, England
- 1954 - 1956
- Career position - Research Professor in Parasitology, Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Parasitology, University of Queensland
- 1956 - 1974
- Career position - Head of Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland
- 1956 - 1983
- Career position - Professor of Parasitology, Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Parasitology, University of Queensland
- 1960 - 2010
- Award - Fellow, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, United Kingdom
- 1962
- Award - Payne Exhibition (Scholarship), The University of Melbourne
- 1962
- Award - Henry Baldwin Award, American Society of Parasitologists, United States of America
- 1963
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Australia
- 1964 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
- 1964
- Career position - Foundation President, Australian Society for Parasitology
- 1971 - 2010
- Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian College of Veterinary Scientists
- 1973 - 2010
- Award - Fellow, Australian Society for Parasitology
- 1974 - 1993
- Career position - Editor in Chief, International Journal of Parasitology
- 1981
- Award - Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS).
- 1981 - 2010
- Award - Fellow, Queensland Institute of Medical Research
- 1983 - ?
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland
- 1983
- Life event - Retired
- 1984
- Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - For education and science
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science
- 2010
- Award - Distinguished Parasitologist Award, World Federation of Parasitologists
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Sprent, John A., 'The University of Queensland' in A history of parasitology in Australia and Papua New Guinea, Beveridge, I. and O'Donoghue, P. J., eds (Blackburn (Vic.): Raw Publishing, 2009), pp. 72-106. Details
Journal Articles
- Angus, B. M.; Cannon, L. G. R.; and Adlard, R. D., 'Parasitology and the Queensland Museum, with Biographical Notes on Collectors', Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Nature, 53 (2007), 1-156. Details
- Beveridge, Ian; and Boreham, Peter F. L., 'Preface [John Sprent retires as Editor]', International Journal of Parasitology, 24 (8) (1994), 1077-9. Details
- Bryant, Chris et al., 'John Frederick Adrian Sprent 1915-2010', Historical Records of Australian Science, 24 (2) (2013), 316-38, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR13007. Details
- Cremin, Mary, 'Sprent: bibliography and invited lectures 24(8):1081-7', International Journal of Parasitology, 24 (8) (1994), 1081-7. Details
- Sprent, J. F. A., 'Ronald Harry Wharton 1923-83', Historical Records of Australian Science, 6 (2) (1985), 293-301. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9850620293. Details
- Sprent, J. F. A., 'Parasitology in Brisbane', International Journal for Parasitology, 16 (4) (1986), 281-5. Details
- Sprent, J.F., 'Harold Marshall Duncan Hoyte 1928-1996', International Journal of Parasitology, 27 (1997), 251-255. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28059133. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/266819195. Details
- 'Sprent, J F A (1915-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-620175. Details
Resource Sections
- Campbell, Juli, 'Interview with Professor John Sprent', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2008, http://science.org.au/scientists/interviews/s/sprent.html. Details
- Sprent, J. F. A., 'Ronald Harry Wharton 1923-1983', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/biographical-memoirs/ronald-harry-wharton-1923-1983. Details
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