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Richardson, Arnold Edwin Victor (1883 - 1949)

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Agricultural scientist
Born: 12 September 1883  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.  Died: 5 December 1949  East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Arnold Edwin V. Richardson was Deputy Chief Executive Officer of CSIR (1938-46) then Chief Executive Officer from1946-49. Earlier he was Professor of Agriculture at Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide (1924-38); acting Director of Agriculture in South Australia and Superintendent of Agriculture in Victoria. The south wing of the Waite Institute was named the A.E.V. Richardson Laboratory in his honour and his portrait is on display at the CSIRO building in East Melbourne. Richardson was also Foundation President of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (1935-36) and first president of its South Australian branch.
Career Highlights

Chronology
1902Diploma completed at the Roseworthy Agricultural College
1907Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Adelaide
1908Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Adelaide
1908 - 1910Assistant Director of Agriculture in South Australia
1910Master of Arts (MA) completed at the University of Adelaide
1911Acting Director of Agriculture in South Australia
1911 - 1924Superintendent of Agriculture in Victoria
1917 - Member of the committee to inquire into the teaching of agriculture
1917 - 1919Lecturer in Agriculture (part-time lecturer) at the University of Melbourne
1919 - 1924Inaugural Director of the School of Agriculture at the University of Melbourne
1919 - 1924Inaugural Dean of the newly created faculty (formerly of Agriculture) at the University of Melbourne
1923President of section K (agriculture and forestry) at the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
1924Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1924 - 1937Waite Professor of Agriculture and Director of Waite Agricultural Research Institute at the University of Adelaide
1927Commonwealth delegate at the First Imperial Agricultural Research Conference, London
1927 - 1949Member of the Executive Committee of CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
1932Official Adviser to the Australian Delegation at the Imperial Economic Conference, Ottawa
1935 - 1936Foundation President of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
1938Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
1938 - 1946Deputy Chief Executive Officer of CSIR
1946 - 1949Chief Executive Officer of CSIR
1947 - 1949President of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

 
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