P001940 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2025-10-09 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001940b.htm person Summerville William Allan Thompson Kt AACR2 6 February 1904 20 December 1980 Place of Birth Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia Entomologist Agricultural scientist Sir William Summerville worked as an entomologist with the Department of Agriculture and Stock in Brisbane. He was made Director of plant industry in 1947 and advanced applied research in horticulture and pastures, establishing many soil conservation teams. 1922 1929 Career position - Learner in Entomology at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock 1929 1929 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland 1929 1937 Career position - Assistant Entomologist at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock 1933 1933 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland 1937 1945 Career position - Senior Research Officer at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock 1944 1944 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Queensland 1945 1947 Career position - Director of horticulture at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock 1947 Career position - Director of Plant Industry at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock 1958 1958 Career position - President, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1959 1959 Career position - Director-General of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1963 1963 Award - Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD (Hon)), University of Queensland 1 Jan 1968 1 Jan 1968 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - Agent-General for Queensland in London 1 Aug 1977 1 Aug 1977 Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal Advisory Council - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1986)

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 Summerville, William Alan Thompson (1904-1980)

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 'Summerville, William Allan Thompson', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Summerville, William Allan Thompson Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Bibliography of Australian entomology, 1775-1930: with biographical notes on authors and collectors Musgrave, A. Bibliography of Australian entomology, 1775-1930: with biographical notes on authors and collectors Sydney Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1932 Book Section: Summerville, Sir William Alan Thompson (1904-1980), agricultural scientist and public servant Humphreys, L. R. Summerville, Sir William Alan Thompson (1904-1980), agricultural scientist and public servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 344-345