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Pridham, John Theodore (1879 - 1954) |
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| Horticulturalist | |
| Born: 7 November 1879 Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 24 May 1954 Croydon, New South Wales, Australia. | |
| John Theodore Pridham developed many new varieties of wheat and oats. He began his career as an assistant to William Farrer. |
Career Highlights |
| Born 7 November 1879. Died 24 May 1954. Educated Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Experimentalist, Department of Agriculture 1901-04, assisting William Farrrer in his wheat-improvement programme, experimentalist, Bathurst Experiment Farm 1904-06, assistant manager, Cowra Experiment Farm 1906-08, Victorian Department of Agriculture 1908-11, plant-breeder, Cowra Experiment Farm 1911-44. Farrer Memorial Medal 1944. |
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