Oetit Koswara
Oetit Koswara | |
|---|---|
| Director of Research and Community Service Development | |
| In office 1987 – 14 March 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Yuhara Sukra |
| Succeeded by | Jajah Koswara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 |
| Died | 19 February 2014 (aged 84) Bogor, West Java, Indonesia |
| Spouse |
Jajah Koswara (m. 1964) |
| Education | University of Indonesia (Ir.) University of Kentucky (M.Sc.) Iowa State University (Ph.D) Bogor Institute of Agriculture (Prof.) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Availability of added P in different Iowa soils (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | John J. Hanway |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Agricultural science |
| Sub-discipline | Soil science |
| Notable students | Lutfi Ibrahim Nasoetion |
Oetit Koswara (1929 – 19 February 2014) was an Indonesian soil scientist who was a full professor of soil sciences at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB). He held a number of offices in IPB and the Indonesian government, such as the dean of IPB's Faculty of Agriculture from 1970-1971, 1972-1973, and 1983-1986, the from 1970 until 1978, Head of Land and Crop Research and Development Agency in the Department of Agriculture from 1975 until 1977, and Director of Research and Community Service Development from 1987 until 1989.