Leslie Swindale
New Zealand soil scientist (1928–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leslie Denis Swindale (16 March 1928 – 25 September 2022) was a New Zealand-born soil scientist, agriculturist, writer and a former chairman of the Department Agronomy and Soil Science of the University of Hawaii.[citation needed] He was the author of several books on soil and agricultural sciences[1] and was a part of the Freedom from Hunger Campaign of the Food and Agriculture Organization.[2] He was a Fellow of New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, American Society of Agronomy and a foreign fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.[3] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1991, for his contributions to science,[4] making him one of the few non-Indians to receive the award.[5]
Leslie Swindale | |
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Born | Leslie Denis Swindale (1928-03-16)16 March 1928 Wellington, New Zealand |
Died | 25 September 2022(2022-09-25) (aged 94) Honolulu, Hawaii |
Occupation(s) | Soil scientist Agriculturalist |
Spouse | Delle Sprinza Natelson |
Children | Two sons and a daughter |
Parent(s) | Ernest Swindale Anne Walder |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |