Background
Land, Derek Gordon was born on August 18, 1931 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Son of Donald Poskett and Ethel (Berry) Land.
Land, Derek Gordon was born on August 18, 1931 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Son of Donald Poskett and Ethel (Berry) Land.
Bachelor of Science, University Liverpool, England, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Liverpool, England, 1956.
Science officer Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1955-1958. Senior science officer Ministry of Agriculture, Fish and Food, 1959-1962, Low Temperature Research Station, Cambridge, England, 1962-1964. Principal science officer Food Research Institute, Norwich, England, 1964-1985.
Principal Taint Analysis and Sensory Quality Services, since 1985. Editor-in-chief International Journal Food Science and Technology, London, since 1986. Visiting lecturer analytical chemistry, University East Anglia, Norwich, since 1984.
Fellow Royal Society Chemistry, Institute Food Science and Technology. Member Nutrition Society, American Society for Testing and Materials, International Standards Organization.
Married Sylvia Teresa Ballard, August 10, 1960. Children: Brigid, Peter, Hilary, Stephen.