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Agar, Wilfred Eade (1882 - 1951)

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Zoologist
Born: 27 April 1882  Wimbledon, England.  Died: 14 July 1951.

Agar was Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne 1919-1947 and introduced the disciplines of cytology and genetics. During this time he was Dean of Science for two terms, in 1930 and again from 1940-1943. A graduate of King's College, Cambridge, Agar demonstrated in zoology in Glasgow and travelled to Paraguay prior to coming to Australia.


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27 April 1882 - 1947

Born Wimbledon, England

1903

BA, University of Cambridge

1904 - 1914

Demonstrator in Zoology, Glasgow University

1907

MA, University of Cambridge

1907 - 1913

Fellow, King's College, Cambridge

1908?

DSc, University of Glasgow

1914 - 1918

Captain, 5 Battalion, Highland Light Infantry

1918 - 1919

Demonstrator in Zoology, Glasgow University

1919 - 1948

Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne

1923 - 1947

Lived in one of the original Professors' houses, which he and his wife named 'Clyde'

1927 - 1928

President, Royal Society of Victoria

1930

Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

1939

OBE

1940 - 1943

Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

1948

CBE

14 July 1951

Died Kew, Victoria

1997

The University of Melbourne Alumni and Development Unit use a watercolour of Clyde' by Agar for it's 1997 Christmas card.

 
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