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• He was 92 years old when he died.
Albert Tonkin Pugsley AM (11 March 1910 - 6 November 2002) was an Australian agricultural scientist and wheat breeder.
Pugsley was born in Mildura, Victoria and educated at Scotch College, the University of Melbourne, where he earned a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree (1931), and the University of Adelaide where he was awarded a Doctor of Science degree in 1954 for his research on disease resistance in plants. He was a plant pathologist at the Victorian Department of Agriculture (1931-1939) and plant geneticist at the University of Adelaide's Waite Agricultural Institute, South Australia (1939-1953).
In 1953, Pugsley was appointed founding Director of the Agricultural Research Institute in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, serving in that role until 1975.[1]
Pugsley was awarded the William Farrer Medal in 1953 for his services to agriculture, and made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1981. From 1978-1986 he served as an honorary Senior Associate in Plant Sciences at the University of Melbourne, and was a granted an honorary Doctorate of Agricultural Science by the university in 1981.
The wheat variety "Pugsley" was named in his honour.[2]
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When did Albert Pugsley die?
Albert Pugsley died in 2002.
When was Albert Pugsley born?
Albert Pugsley was born in 1910.
When did John Pugsley die?
John Pugsley died in 2011.
When did William Pugsley die?
William Pugsley died on 1925-03-03.
When did Joseph Pugsley die?
Joseph Pugsley died on 1976-06-13.
When did William H. Pugsley die?
William H. Pugsley died in 1933.
When did Jacob J. Pugsley die?
Jacob J. Pugsley died in 1920.
When was John Pugsley born?
John Pugsley was born in 1934.
When was Pugsley Medal created?
Pugsley Medal was created in 1928.
When was Pugsley Addams created?
Pugsley Addams was created in 1938.
When was William Pugsley born?
William Pugsley was born on 1850-09-27.
When was Andrew Pugsley born?
Andrew Pugsley was born on 1978-07-25.
