Background
Sprent, John Frederick Adrian was born on July 23, 1915 in London. Son of Frederick Pullar S. and Violet Agnes (Clay) Rees.
parasitology educator researcher
Sprent, John Frederick Adrian was born on July 23, 1915 in London. Son of Frederick Pullar S. and Violet Agnes (Clay) Rees.
Bachelor of Science in Zoology first class honors, University London, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1945. Doctor of Science, University London, 1953.
Veterinary research officer, Nigeria, 1942-1944;
research fellow veterinary laboratories, Ministry Agriculture, England, 1945-1946;
Cooper Centenary research fellow, University of Chicago, 1946-1977;
Seymour Coman research fellow in preventive medicine, University of Chicago, 1947-1948;
senior research fellow, Ontario Research Foundation, 1948-1952;
senior lecturer veterinary parasitology, U. Queensland (Australia), 1952-1954;
research professor parasitology, U. Queensland (Australia), 1954-1956;
professor parasitology, U. Queensland (Australia), 1956-1984;
professor emeritus, U. Queensland (Australia), 1984;
dean faculty veterinary science, U. Queensland (Australia), 1960-1963;
research consultant (honorary), University Queensland (Australia), 1984. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva and Rio de Janeiro, since 1963, member expert panel on parasitic disease, since 1963. Consultant first regional seminar on parasitic diseases, helminthic infections, Manila, Philippines, 1965, seminar on helminthiases, eosophilic meningitis S. Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia, 1967.
Chairman Colloquium on Life Cycles of Helminths II International Congress Parasitology, Washington, 1970, Symposium on Ascaroid Infections III International Congress for Parasitology, Munich, 1974, chairman organizing committee Sixth International Congress Parasitology, 1982-1985. External examiner faculty medicine U. Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1981, 89. Participant Deuxième Symposium Spécificité parasitairedes parasites des Vertébrés Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 1981, International Symposium and Discusssion Systematics Association/Association Applied Biologists U. Cambridge (England), 1981.
Member postgraduate studentship selection committee Commonwealth Science and Research Organization, 1971-1972. Fellow Australian Academy of Sciences, Australian College Veterinary Scientists, Australian Society Parasitology (president 1964-1965, chairman organizing committee for preparation for ICOPA VI 1981, speaker), Queensland Institute Medical Research, Royal College Veterinary Surgeons, New York Academy of Sciences. Member Australian Academy of Sciences (member council 1974-1977), Australian Veterinary Association (life), Australian/New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (president section L veterinary science 1962, section 16 1972, Mueller award 1981), Helminthol.
Society Washington (honorary), American Society Parasitologists (Henry Baldwin Ward award 1962, 4th R.B. McGhee Memorial lecturer 1987), British Society Parasitology.
Married Muriel Florence Hines. Children: Jonathan, Anthony, Elizabeth.