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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000020b.htm person Angell Herbert Raleigh OBE AACR2 21 August 1893 25 January 1992 Place of Birth Manchester, Jamaica Place of Death Mornington, Victoria, Australia Plant pathologist Herbert Angell was a principal plant pathologist with CSIR/O 1940-1958 following his initial appointment to CSIR as a senior plant pathologist 1928-1940. He was responsible for considerably reducing losses through blue mould in tobacco and other plant diseases. His wartime research was on rotting of flax and diseases of flax. Angell was educated at Macdonald College in Canada and at the University of Wisconsin in the USA (BSA, MS, PhD) prior to his arrival in Australia. 1917 1918 Military service - First World War. Service in France and Italy 1925 1925 Education - Bachelor of Science Agriculture (BSA), Macdonald College (McGill University), Montreal Island, Canada 1926 1926 Education - Master of Science (MS), University of Wisconsin, USA 1928 1928 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Wisconsin, USA [Thesis: 'Purple Blotch of Onion (Macrosporium porri Ell.)'] 1928 1940 Career position - Senior Plant Pathologist, CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) 1929 1929 Publication - Research on purple blotch in onion published 1929 1938 Publication - Research on downy mildew (blue mould) of tobacco and its prevention by benzol vapour published 1930 1930 Publication - Research on the relation of protocatechuic acid to disease resistance in onion published 30 Oct 1930 30 Oct 1930 Life event - Married Kate Rosalind Ramsay 1931 1931 Publication - Research on the control of soft rot in pineapple by benzoic acid published 1934 1938 Publication - Discovered the early symptoms of and published research on flag smut and bunt of wheat 2 Jan 1939 2 Jan 1939 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) 1940 1958 Career position - Principal Plant Pathologist, CSIR/CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) 1943 1947 Publication - Research on take-all of wheat published 1945 1945 Publication - Research on browning of flax published 1949 1954 Publication - Research on seedling blight of peas and poppy published 1949 1955 Publication - Research on brown rot of stone fruits published CSIR Division of Economic Botany, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1927 - 1929)

Senior Plant Pathologist from 1928

 CSIR/O Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1929 - c. 2014)

Senior Plant Pathologist to 1940, Principal Plant Pathologist 1940-1958

 Angell, Herbert Raleigh (1893-1992)

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 'Angell, Herbert Raleigh', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Angell, Herbert Raleigh Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Report: The work of the Division of Economic Botany for the year 1928-29 Dickson, B.T. The work of the Division of Economic Botany for the year 1928-29 Melbourne Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia) 1929 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000