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Sprent, John Frederick Adrian (1915 - )FAA |
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| Veterinary scientist | |
| Born: 23 July 1915 London, England | |
| John Frederick A. Sprent was Professor of Parasitology, University of Queensland, 1956-83. He is interested in ascaridoid nematodes and their host-relationships. |
Career Highlights |
| Born London, England, 23 July 1915. CBE 1984. Educated University of London (BSc (hons) 1943; PhD 1945, DSc 1953). Veterinary Research Officer, Colonial Veterinary Service, Nigeria 1942-44; Cooper Centenary Research Fellowship, Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary Laboratories, England 1945-46; University of London Travelling Studentship and Cooper Centenary Research Fellowship, University of Chicago 1946-47; Seymour Coman Research Fellowship in Preventive Medicine, University of Chicago 1947-48; Senior Research Fellow, Ontario Research Foundation 1948-52; Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Parasitology, University of Queensland 1952-54; Research Professor of Parasitology 1954-56, Professor of Parasitology 1956-83, Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Science 1963-69. Fellow, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 1960; Payne Exhibition, University of Melbourne 1961; Henry Baldwin Ward Award, American Society of Parasitologists 1962; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1964; Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1981; Fellow, Queensland Institute of Medical Research 1981. Foundation President and Fellow, Australian Society for Parasitology; Foundation Fellow, Australian College of Veterinary scientists; Fellow, New York Academy of Sciences; Editor in Chief, International Journal for Parasitology 1974-93. |
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