Leslie Denis Swindale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Leslie Denis Swindale

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1928

Place of Birth: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Profession: writer, academic

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Leslie Denis Swindale (born 16 March 1928) is a New Zealand-born soil scientist, agriculturist, writer and a former chairman of the Department Agronomy and Soil Science of the University of Hawaii.
He is the author of several books on soil and agricultural sciences and was a part of the Freedom from Hunger Campaign of the Food and Agriculture Organization.
He is a Fellow of New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, American Society of Agronomy and a foreign fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1991, for his contributions to science, making him one of the few non-Indians to receive the award.