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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-04-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000308b.htm person Christian Clifford Stuart FTSE CMG AACR2 Christian, Chris 19 December 1907 1996 Place of Birth St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Agricultural scientist Science administrator Clifford Christian was Chief of the Division of Land Research, CSIRO 1957-1960 and member of the CSIRO Executive 1960-1972. He and a colleague, Alan Stewart (qv), proposed a land system survey involving the then revolutionary concept of using air photographs as an analogue model of the land resource to identify broad scale recurring patterns of land units, and then determining their characteristics by stereoscopic examination and field traverse sampling.

Educated Universities of Queensland (BScAgr) and Minnesota (MS); research on plant genetics and plant breeding, CSIRO 1930-43.

1930 1931 Award - Training in plant genetics and allied subjects at University of Minnesota, U.S.A. (with short periods at other institutions), Science and Industry Endowment Fund 1943 1946 Career position - Deputy Senior Agrostologist, CSIR 1946 1950 Career position - Officer in charge, North Australian Regional Survey 1950 1956 Career position - Officer in charge, CSIRO Land Research and Regional Survey Section 1954 1954 Career position - Commonwealth Liaison Officer for Arid Zone Research 1956 1956 Career position - Editor, Arid zone newsletter 1957 1960 Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Land Research and Regional Survey 1960 1972 Career position - Member of the Executive, CSIRO 1960 1996 Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1961 1961 Career position - President, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1961 1961 Award - Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1969 1969 Award - Farrer Memorial Medal, Farrer Memorial Trust 1971 1971 Award - Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 1972 1977 Career position - Consultant ecologist 1975 1977 Career position - Adviser (Ecology and Land Use) to Ranger Uranium Environment Inquiry 1975 1987 Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FRS) 1976 1976 Award - Doctor of Agricultural Science, honoris causa, University of Queensland 1987 1996 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Foundation Fellow AATS 1975] Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Member of the Executive 1960 - 1972

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (1975 - 1987)

Foundation Fellow 1975 - 1987

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 - 1996 [Foundation Fellow AATS 1975]

 CSIRO Division of Land Research and Regional Survey, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1957 - 1965)

Chief of the Division 1957 - 1960

 CSIR/O Northern Australian Regional Survey Section, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1946 - 1950)

Officer-in-Charge 1946 - 1950

 Science and Industry Endowment Fund - CSIR/O, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1926 - )

Training in plant genetics and allied subjects at University of Minnesota, USA, 1930 - 1931

 CSIRO Land Research and Regional Survey Section, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1957)

Officer-in-Charge 1950 - 1956

 Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (1935 - 1996)

President 1961; Fellow 1960 - 1996

 Farrer Memorial Medal (1936 - )

Awarded the Medal 1969

 Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (1948 - )

Awarded the Medal 1961 by the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science

 Advisory Council - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1986)

Member 1960-1972

 Kimberley Research Station - CSIR/O, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1946 - ) Christian, C S (1907-1996)

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 'Christian, Clifford Stuart (Chris)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Christian, Clifford Stuart (Chris) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Book: CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Canberra Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation 1962 Journal Article: Land resources and land research: Farrer Memorial Oration, September, 1969 Christian, C. S. Land resources and land research: Farrer Memorial Oration, September, 1969 1970 Journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science June 71-84 Journal Article: Land research in northern Australia Christian, C. S., Stewart, G. a. and Perry, R. A. Land research in northern Australia 1960 Australian geographer 7 217-31 Resource: Honorary awards recipients University of Queensland Honorary awards recipients University of Queensland 2023 Resource: Farrer Memorial Trust Medal recipients and orations New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Farrer Memorial Trust Medal recipients and orations Sydney New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2023 Journal Article: The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science Smith, Susan and Spurling, Thomas H. The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science CSIRO Publishing 2015 Historical Records of Australian Science 26 1 58-83 Journal Article: A history of CSIRO'S Central Australian Laboratory, 1: 1953-80: pastoral land research Friedel, Margaret H.; and Morton, Stephen R. A history of CSIRO'S Central Australian Laboratory, 1: 1953-80: pastoral land research 2023 Historical records of Australian Science 34 1 36-49 Journal Article: A history of CSIRO'S Central Australian Laboratory, 1: 1953-80: pastoral land research Friedel, Margaret H.; and Morton, Stephen R. A history of CSIRO'S Central Australian Laboratory, 1: 1953-80: pastoral land research 2023 Historical records of Australian Science 34 1 36-49 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