Person
Davies, John Griffiths (1904 - 1969)
- Born
- 10 May 1904
Aberystwyth, Wales - Died
- 15 March 1969
South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Agricultural scientist
Summary
John Griffiths Davies became the first head of pasture research for CSIRO Division of Plant Industry in 1938. He moved to Brisbane in 1952 to take charge of what was to become the new Division of Tropical Pastures. His research was involved with tropical legumes that would grow in Queensland's nitrogen deficient soils and allow stock levels to be increased.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Humphreys, L. R., 'Davies, John Griffiths (1904-1969), Agricultural Scientist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 13 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 581-583. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130647b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: Dr. J. Griffiths Davies', Journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, 35 (2) (1969), 135-136. Details
- Hutton, E. M., 'Obituary: John Griffiths Davies', Australian Journal of Science, 32 (2) (1969), 45-47. Details
- Moore, R. M., 'John Griffiths Davies (1904-69) - an epitaph in grass [includes list of publications]', Tropical Grasslands, 4 (1) (1970), 1-6. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535446. Details
- 'Davies, John Griffiths (1904-1969)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467461. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'John Griffiths (Jack) Davies [1904-1969]', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Davies-John-Griffiths-%28Jack%29. 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/index_d.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 26 July 2006
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