Jack Filmer
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John Francis Filmer
Early life
Filmer spent his early life in Western Australia and won a Government Exhibition Scholarship which took him to the University of Melbourne from which he graduated B.V.Sc. in 1916.
In the
Research success
On his return to Australia, Filmer commenced private practice in
During his period in Western Australia, Filmer, in collaboration with
Later career
Filmer moved to Victoria in 1936 and took up the position of Veterinary Research Officer with the Western Districts Research Association in Camperdown. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1938 where he soon became director of the Animal Research Division of the Department of Agriculture, a position he held until his retirement in September 1960. Soon afterwards, the University of Melbourne conferred on Filmer the degree of D.V.Sc. for a thesis on his work on cobalt deficiency.
Filmer was Secretary to Section L of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) in 1926 and was president and life member of the New Zealand Animal Production Society. In 1954, Filmer was elected an honorary Associate of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He was President of the New Zealand Grasslands Association in 1955.
In 1961, Filmer was awarded the
Filmer was twice president of the New Zealand Veterinary Association and he was elected a life member in 1961.
In 1968, Massey University conferred on Filmer the degree of Honorary Doctor of Science and in 1971 he was elected a Life Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists.
References
- ^ "No. 42372". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 10 June 1961. p. 4185.
General references
- Australian Veterinary Journal. 1979, 55:453.
- Whitten, L.K., Obituary: John Francis Filmer. New Zealand Veterinary Journal, September 1979, Vol. 27(9), p186.