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Hosking, Jack Sargent (1904 - 1979)

Born
5 March 1904
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died
August 1979

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1920s
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Western Australia
1920s - 1930s
Career position - Worked for West Australian Railways
1930s - 1938
Career position - Worked at the Waite Agricultural Institute, South Australia
1938 - 1940
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of California in Berkeley, USA
1940 - 1942
Career position - Worked at the Waite Agricultural Institute, South Australia
1942 - 1947
Career position - Worked at the Head Office of CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) in Melbourne
1947 - 1968?
Career position - Deputy Chief of the CSIR/CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Building Research
c. 1959 - c. 1960
Career position - Fulbright Fellowship and took up a position at the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana Campus
1968
Life event - Retired

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