Journal article
John Frederick Adrian Sprent 1915-2010
Chris Bryant, Ian Beveridge, Malcolm Jones, Hugh I Jones
HISTORICAL RECORDS OF AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Published : 2013
DOI: 10.1071/HR13007
Abstract
John Frederick Adrian Sprent was the outstanding figure in Parasitology in Australia in the twentieth century. He established and held the Chair of the Department of Parasitology at the University of Queensland from 1956 to 1983. He was internationally recognized by parasitologists, both for his work on ascaridoid nematodes and for his huge contribution as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for Parasitology from 1974 to 1993.