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Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Frank Burnet

Australian virologist (1899-1985).

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National Academy of Sciences member ID

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Statements about Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Sex or Gender

Male

Member Of

Royal Society
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Australian Academy of Science
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
(1960 - )
Start Time
: 1960
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Sciences
(1954 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences
Start Time
: 1954

Place of Birth

Traralgon

Place of Death

Melbourne

Country of Citizenship

Australia

Date of Birth

9/3/1899

Date of Death

8/31/1985

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

24 items
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
(1952)
Point in Time
: 1952
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(1/1/1969)
Point in Time
: 1/1/1969
Copley Medal
(1959)
Award Rationale
: In recognition of his distinguished contributions to knowledge of viruses and of immunology.
Point in Time
: 1959
Royal Medal
(1947)
Point in Time
: 1947
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
(1960)
Award Rationale
: för upptäckten av förvärvad immunologisk tolerans
Award Rationale
: for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance
Together With
:
Peter Medawar
Point in Time
: 1960
Prize Money
: 112,993 Swedish krona
Emil-Von-Behring-Prize
(1952)
Point in Time
: 1952
Australian of the Year
(1960)
Followed By
:
Joan Sutherland
Point in Time
: 1960
James Cook Medal
(1954)
Point in Time
: 1954
Mueller Medal
(1962)
Point in Time
: 1962
Order of Merit
(6/12/1958)
Point in Time
: 6/12/1958
Order of the Rising Sun
(1961)
Point in Time
: 1961
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
(1953)
Point in Time
: 1953
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
(1977)
Point in Time
: 1977
Knight Bachelor
(1/1/1951)
Point in Time
: 1/1/1951
Croonian Medal and Lecture
(1950)
Point in Time
: 1950
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
(1953)
Point in Time
: 1953
Honorary Doctor of the University of Sydney
Order of Australia
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Duplicate Entry
Knight of the Order of Australia
(1/26/1978)
Award Rationale
: For extraordinary and meritorious service to medicine and to science particularly in the fields of microbiology and immunology.
Subject Named As
:Emeritus Professor Sir Frank MacFarlane BURNET, OM, KBE
Point in Time
: 1/26/1978
Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture
(1959)
Point in Time
: 1959
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
(1969)
Point in Time
: 1969
Fellow of the Royal Society
(1942)
Point in Time
: 1942
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
(1960 - )
Start Time
: 1960
Honorary Doctor of the University of New Zealand
(1957)
Academic Degree
:
Doctor of Law (Honorary)
Point in Time
: 1957

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Given Name

Frank
Series Ordinal
:1
MacFarlane
Series Ordinal
:2

Occupation

Immunologist
Virologist
Physician
Chemist
Researcher

Educated At

University of Melbourne
University of London

Employer

University of Melbourne

Cause of Death

Cancer

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Family Name

Burnet

Residence

Canterbury

Described by Source

Obálky Knih
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Medvik
Subject Named As
:Burnet, F. M. (Frank Macfarlane), Sir, 1899-1985
URL
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Name in Native Language

Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Field of Work

Immunology
Virology

Academic Degree

Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Philosophy

Professorship

Professor

Doctoral Advisor

Writing Language

English

Interested In

Immunology
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