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Born Bolton, Lancashire, 7 October 1890, Died Adelaide, 6 February 1987. CBE 1947. Educated Manchester (BSc 1911, MSc 1919) and Leipzig Universities. DSc, University of Adelaide 1932. Ministry of Agriculture Research Scholar, Rothamsted Experimental Station 1912-16; Chief Chemist and Superintendent of Field Experiments, Bahtim Experimental Station, Sultanic Agricultural Society Egypt 1916-24; Professor of Agricultural Chemistry, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide 1924-55, Director 1938-55, professor Emeritus from 1956; chief, Division of Soils, CSIR 1929-47 (part-time). H.G. Smith Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1931; Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia 1938; John Lewis Medal, South Australian Branch, Royal Geographical Society 1948; Farrer Medal, Farrer Memorial Committee of New South Wales 1948; Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1950; Fellow, Royal Society 1951; Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1954; Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1954. President, Royal Society of South Australia 1932-33; president, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1936-37; president, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1940-41. Chairman, CSIR Oenological Research Committee 1938-55; Council member and scientific adviser, Australian Wine Research Institute 1955-70. Commemorated by J.A. Prescott Medal, established in 1971 by the Australian Society of Soil Science for outstanding contributions to soil science and climatology.
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