| Authorised form of name | Fenner; Frank John (1914 - 2010) |
| Dates | 1914 - 2010 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Date of birth | 21/12/1914 |
| Date of death | 22/11/2010 |
| Research field | Microbiology |
| Virology |
| Activity | Education:
Thebarton Technical School; Adelaide High School; University of Adelaide
Career:
War service, Army Medical Corps; Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, Melbourne; Foundation Professor of Microbiology, Australian National University (1949-1967); Director, John Curtin School of Medical Research (1967-1973); Director, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (1973-1979); Chairman, Global Commission for the Eradication of Smallpox, World Health Organization (1977-1980)
Honours:
MBE 1944; CMG 1976
Memberships:
FAA (1954)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1958 |
| Age at election | 43 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1995
Lectures:
Leeuwenhoek 1961; Florey 1983 |
| Relationships | One daughter, Marilyn |
| Source | Sources:
AE
References:
'Address of the President, Sir Michael Atiyah, OM, Given at the Anniversary Meeting on 30 November 1995' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 101-113 |
| Code | NA6911 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/001387 | Fenner, Frank John | 1989 |
| IM/001388 | Fenner, Frank John | 1995 |
| EC/1958/11 | Fenner, Frank John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/GA/WRS/9012 | Fenner, Frank John | nd |
| IM/001386 | Fenner, Frank John | 1974 |
| MDA/N/1/154 | Correspondence between Frank John Fenner and the Royal Society | 20 March-21 April 1958 |