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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-09-18 human Annette Alafaci updated 2023-08-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004734b.htm person Tisdall Alfred Leyster CBE AACR2 30 September 1912 20 February 1999 Place of Death Sandringham, Victoria, Australia Engineer Alfred Leyster Tisdall was a world renowned irrigation expert. His salinity control and other measures introduced to Victoria helped improve the water distribution efficiency from 45% (1950s) to 73% (1974). He was regularly consulted by overseas agencies including the United Nations and the Thai and the British Governments. Tisdall was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in honour of his contributions to water supply and irrigation around the world. 1933 1933 Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Melbourne 1933 1942 Career position - Scientist with the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) in Merbein, Victoria 1935 1935 Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1937 1937 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1942 1945 Military service - Flight lieutenant with the Royal Australian Air Force c. 1945 c. 1951 Career position - Joined CSIRO in Deniliquin, New South Wales 1951 1962 Career position - Chief Irrigation Officer, Water Commission of Victoria 1956 1956 Career position - President, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, Victorian branch 1958 1958 Career position - Commissioner and Fellow, Royal Institute of Public Administration 1960 1960 Career position - President, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1961 1961 Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1963 c. 1965 Career position - Deputy Chairman, Water Commission of Victoria 1965 1965 Career position - Invited to the United kingdom by the British Government to discuss water supply matters 1965 1977 Career position - Chairman, Water Commission of Victoria 1966 1966 Career event - Invited guest speaker at the International Congress on irrigation and Drainage in Delhi, India 1968 1968 Career position - Advised the United Nations on its water project, the Awash Valley Project, in Ethiopia 1975 1975 Award - Doctor of Agricultural Science (DAgrSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne 1978 1978 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Chairman - Victoria Water Supply Commission Tisdall, A L (1912-1999)

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 'Tisdall, Alfred Leyster', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Tisdall, Alfred Leyster Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Newspaper Article: Obituary: Alfred Leyster Tisdall. Water Commission Chief Sampson, William Obituary: Alfred Leyster Tisdall. Water Commission Chief 1999 The Age