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Kelso, William Thomas (1914 - 1967)

Agricultural chemist

Born: 11 January 1914 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Died: 3 September 1967.

William Thomas Kelso spent most of his working life in the Agricultural Chemist's Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture and Stock in Queensland. He planned for, and eventually supervised, the transfer of the Cereal Chemistry Section to the Queensland Wheat Research Institute in Toowoomba. He was Senior Cereals Chemist and later chief Chemist in charge of general agricultural chemistry and cereal chemistry from around 1950.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1932 - Staff member of the Queensland Public Service
1938 - 1967 Chemist at the Agricultural Chemist's Laboratory, Department of Agriculture and Stock
1939 - 1944 War service - special duties in the Army associated with radar
1940 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Queensland
1967 Officer-in-Charge of the Plant Nutrition Section

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 18 September 1997
Modified: 15 June 2006

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