Background
Farmer, Victor Colin was born on December 31, 1920 in Woodlawn, Ireland. Son of Charles Thompson Farmer and Sarah Frances McFadden.
Farmer, Victor Colin was born on December 31, 1920 in Woodlawn, Ireland. Son of Charles Thompson Farmer and Sarah Frances McFadden.
Bachelor of Science first class honours, Glasgow University, Glasgow, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Aberdeen University, 1947.
Science officer (retired as senior principal science officer) Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1944—1983. Visiting research worker Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Division Soils, Adelaide, 1984—1985. Hannaford research fellow University Adelaide, Australia, 1984.
Visiting research worker Institute di Chimica Agarica, Portici, Italy, 1989. Visiting professor Department Soil Science, University Saskatchwwan, Canada, 1990, Department di Chimica Agraria, Portici, Italy, 1991. Visiting scientist Institute National de Research Agronomique, Versailles, France, 1991.
Honorary fellow Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, from 1990.
Fellow: Royal Society Chemistry, Royal Society Edinburgh. Member: Clay Minerals Group (Distinguished Member 2003), Clay Minerals Society (Pioneer in Clay Science 1999).
Married Jane Wyllie Donald, April 7, 1947. Children: Francis, Joan, George.