Russ Ballard

New Zealand soil scientist, public servant and university chancellor
Person human Q106920292
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Russ Ballard

Summary

Russ Ballard is a human[1]. He worked as a soil scientist[2].

Key Facts

  • Russ Ballard held citizenship in New Zealand[3].
  • Russ Ballard's professions included soil scientist[2].
  • Among Russ Ballard's employers was Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries[4].
  • Russ Ballard's education included a stint at University of Florida[5].
  • Russ Ballard was educated at Massey University[6].
  • Russ Ballard received the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[7].
  • Russ Ballard received the honorary doctor of Massey University[8].
  • Russ Ballard's image is recorded as Russ Ballard 2019 (cropped).jpg[9].
  • Russ Ballard is recorded as male[10].
  • Russ Ballard's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Russ Ballard's Commons category is recorded as Russ Ballard (scientist)[12].
  • Russ Ballard earned the academic degree of Master of Agricultural Science[13].
  • Russ Ballard's residence is recorded as Wellington[14].
  • Russ Ballard's family name is recorded as Ballard[15].
  • Russ Ballard's given name is recorded as Russell[16].
  • Russ Ballard's academic thesis is recorded as The phosphate status of the soils of Riverhead forest in relation to growth of Radiata pine[17].
  • Russ Ballard studied under Cliff V. Fife[18].
  • Russ Ballard's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[19].
  • Russ Ballard's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as russ-ballard-1b42b63b[20].
  • Russ Ballard's Alexander Turnbull Library ID is recorded as 233439[21].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Florida[5], a public research university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1853[24], headquartered in Gainesville[25] and Massey University[6], a university[26], in New Zealand[27], founded in 1927[28]. Russ Ballard earned the academic degree of Master of Agricultural Science[13]. He studied under Cliff V. Fife[18].

Career and Affiliations

Russ Ballard worked as a soil scientist[2]. Among his employers was Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[7], a grade of an order[29], in New Zealand[30] and honorary doctor of Massey University[8], an award[31], in New Zealand[32].

FAQs

What did Russ Ballard do for work?

Russ Ballard worked as soil scientist[2].

Where did Russ Ballard go to school?

Russ Ballard was educated at University of Florida[5] and Massey University[6].

What awards did Russ Ballard receive?

Honors received include Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[7] and honorary doctor of Massey University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] . linkedin.com. linkedin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . Tiaki. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . natlib.govt.nz. natlib.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . tamiro.massey.ac.nz. tamiro.massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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