John M. Bremner

For other people named John Bremner, see John Bremner (disambiguation).

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.

Biography

Bremner grew up in Dumbaarton, Scotland and attended Dumbarton Academy.[1] He earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Glasgow and two doctorates from the University of London - one in chemistry and another in soil science. After spending several years at the Rothamsted Experimental Station, Bremner was a faculty member at Iowa State University from 1959 to 1992.[2] 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.[3]

Bremner met his wife Mary at Rothamsted and they had two children.[4][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.[3] Bremner also received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1970.[6]

He retired from Iowa State in 1992.[2][4] He died in 2007 at his home in Palm Desert, California.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "J. M. Bremner". Iowa State University. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "John M. Bremner". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "John M. Bremner Papers". Iowa State University. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Biographical Memoirs: John Bremner 1922 - 2007" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "John "Jack" Bremner". British Society of Soil Science. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ webperson@hw.ac.uk. "Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh: Honorary Graduates". www1.hw.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
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