Forster, Howard C.

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Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsAcademics - AgricultureHistoryA graduate of the University of Melbourne and Iowa State University, Carlyle was subsequently employed as an agricultural research officer for several government departments until 1949 when he was appointed executive officer at the CSIRO. In 1956 Carlyle became Professor of Agriculture at Melbourne University until his retirement in 1969. He was also involved in a number of organisations and committees, notably the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, the Australian Freedom from Hunger Campaign, the Royal Agricultural Society, the Marcus Oldham Management College and various scholarship trusts. In 1959 he chaired a committee enquiring into the prospects of agriculture in the Northern Territory.

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Date1903-1981

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Given NameHowardMiddle NameCarlyleFamily NameForster

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Forster, Howard C.