Ian Ferguson

New Zealand scientist, was CEO of Plant & Food Research
Person human Q104900860
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Ian Ferguson

Summary

Ian Ferguson is a human[1]. He worked as a horticulturist[2].

Key Facts

  • Ian Ferguson's professions included horticulturist[2].
  • Among Ian Ferguson's employers was Plant & Food Research[3].
  • Ian Ferguson was employed by Ministry for Primary Industries[4].
  • Ian Ferguson's education included a stint at University of Auckland[5].
  • Ian Ferguson's doctoral advisor was Ted Bollard[6].
  • Ian Ferguson's doctoral advisor was John Brown[7].
  • Ian Ferguson received the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[8].
  • Ian Ferguson received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[9].
  • Ian Ferguson's image is recorded as Ian Ferguson.jpg[10].
  • Ian Ferguson is recorded as male[11].
  • Ian Ferguson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Ian Ferguson supervised Jean-Marc Celton as a doctoral student[13].
  • Ian Ferguson supervised Roger Harker as a doctoral student[14].
  • Ian Ferguson's Commons category is recorded as Ian Ferguson (horticultural scientist)[15].
  • Ian Ferguson earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[16].
  • Ian Ferguson's family name is recorded as Ferguson[17].
  • Ian Ferguson's given name is recorded as Ian[18].
  • Ian Ferguson's academic thesis is recorded as Studies on the mobility of calcium in plants[19].
  • Ian Ferguson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[20].
  • Ian Ferguson's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as ian-ferguson-83466617[21].
  • Ian Ferguson's Alexander Turnbull Library ID is recorded as 299140[22].

Body

Education

Ian Ferguson was educated at University of Auckland[5]. Doctoral advisors include Ted Bollard[6], a botanist[23], 1920–2011[24], of New Zealand[25], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[26], specialised in botany[27] and John Brown[7], a cricket umpire[28], 1928–2005[29], of New Zealand[30]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[16].

Career and Affiliations

Ian Ferguson worked as a horticulturist[2]. Employers include Plant & Food Research[3], a research institute[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 2008[33], headquartered in Mount Albert[34] and Ministry for Primary Industries[4], a New Zealand Public Service department[35], in New Zealand[36], founded in 2012[37], headquartered in Wellington[38]. Doctoral students include Jean-Marc Celton[13], a researcher[39] and Roger Harker[14], a researcher[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[8], a grade of an order[41], in New Zealand[42] and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[9].

FAQs

What did Ian Ferguson do for work?

Ian Ferguson worked as horticulturist[2].

Where did Ian Ferguson go to school?

Ian Ferguson was educated at University of Auckland[5].

What awards did Ian Ferguson receive?

Honors received include Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[8] and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Studies on the mobility of calcium in plants. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . massey.ac.nz. Retrieved . massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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