Person Burnet; Sir; Frank Macfarlane (1899 - 1985) Burnet Frank Macfarlane Sir 1899 - 1985 Australian Male Traralgon, Victoria, Australia 03/09/1899 18990903 Port Fairy, Victoria 31/08/1985 19850831

Pathologist Bacteriophages Education: Traralgon and Terang State Schools; Geelong College (1913-1916); University of Melbourne. MB, BS (1922); MD (1924), PhD (London) Career: Resident pathologist, Melbourne Hospital (1923-1925); Research Fellow, Lister Institute, London (1926-1927); Assistant Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne (1928); Fellow, National Institute of Medical Research (1932-1933); Assistant Director (1934-1944), then Director (1944-1965), Hall Institute, Melbourne; Professor of Experimental Medicine, University of Melbourne; turned from the study of virology to immunology Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) 1960 Honours: Kt 1951; OM 1958; KBE 1969 Memberships: Australian Academy of Sciences (Foundation Fellow 1954, President 1965-1969); International Association of Microbiological Sciences (President 1953-1957); FRCP (1953); FRCPE (1953) Married: 1) (1928) Linda Druce (she died 1973); 2) (1976) Hazel Jenkin Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1947; Copley Medal 1959 Lectures: Croonian 1950 Fellow 19/03/1942 Sources: AE Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1987 vol 33 pp 99-162, plate, by F J Fenner References: N W Pirie, 'Broad-Minded Biologist', review of Christopher Sexton, The Seeds of Time: the Life of Sir Macfarlane Burnet in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 305-310, plate International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 3 Sep 1899 - 31 Aug 1985 NA8041 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 5dceabe1-d635-4af0-a6ec-584d331a3e09