John M. Bremner | |
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Born | |
Died | July 25, 2007 | (aged 85)
Scientific career | |
Fields | Soil science |
Institutions | Iowa State University |
John McColl "Jack" Bremner (January 18, 1922 – July 25, 2007) was a soil scientist and agronomy professor at Iowa State University. An expert on the chemical composition of soil, he was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Bremner grew up in Dumbarton, Scotland and attended Dumbarton Academy. [1] The son of a World War I veteran, Bremner had four older brothers and an older sister. [2]
After earning an undergraduate degree at the University of Glasgow, he completed two doctorates from the University of London - one in chemistry and another in soil science. Bremner spent several years at the Rothamsted Experimental Station, and then he became a faculty member at Iowa State University from 1959 to 1992. [3] He had been named the Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture in 1975. [1] He conducted research into the nitrogen and sulfur content of soil. [4]
Bremner met his wife Mary at Rothamsted and they had two children. [2] [5] He was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1972 and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1984. [4] Bremner also received an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1970. [6]
He retired from Iowa State in 1992. [3] [2] He died in 2007 at his home in Palm Desert, California. [5] He was survived by his wife and two children. [2]
John M. Bremner | |
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Born | |
Died | July 25, 2007 | (aged 85)
Scientific career | |
Fields | Soil science |
Institutions | Iowa State University |
John McColl "Jack" Bremner (January 18, 1922 – July 25, 2007) was a soil scientist and agronomy professor at Iowa State University. An expert on the chemical composition of soil, he was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Bremner grew up in Dumbarton, Scotland and attended Dumbarton Academy. [1] The son of a World War I veteran, Bremner had four older brothers and an older sister. [2]
After earning an undergraduate degree at the University of Glasgow, he completed two doctorates from the University of London - one in chemistry and another in soil science. Bremner spent several years at the Rothamsted Experimental Station, and then he became a faculty member at Iowa State University from 1959 to 1992. [3] He had been named the Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture in 1975. [1] He conducted research into the nitrogen and sulfur content of soil. [4]
Bremner met his wife Mary at Rothamsted and they had two children. [2] [5] He was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1972 and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1984. [4] Bremner also received an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1970. [6]
He retired from Iowa State in 1992. [3] [2] He died in 2007 at his home in Palm Desert, California. [5] He was survived by his wife and two children. [2]