Hammond, Sir John (1889–1964), physiologist and agricultural scientist, was born on 23 February 1889, at Briston, Norfolk, the eldest child of Burrell Hammond, a tenant farmer, and Janette Louisa Aldis, the daughter of a schoolmaster in East Dereham. He was educated at Gresham's School, Holt...
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Hammond, Sir John (1889–1964), physiologist and agricultural scientist
Joseph Edwards
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Wright, Sir Norman Charles (1900–1970), agricultural and nutritional scientist
D. F. Hollingsworth
revised by V. M. Quirke
Wright, Sir Norman Charles (1900–1970), agricultural and nutritional scientist, was born in Reading on 19 February 1900, the second son of the Revd Francis Henry Wright, registrar of the University of Reading, and his second wife, Agnes Mary Dunkley. He was educated at ...
