Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Also known as Frank Burnet, F. Macfarlane Burnet, Macfarlane Burnet, Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Australian virologist (1899-1985)

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Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet was a figure recognized in several prestigious collections, including the Royal Society collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Medicine collection, the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, and the Copley Medal collection. He was associated with the Nobel Prize, with a count of one recorded for this award.

His lifespan is recorded as beginning on 1899-09-03 and ending on 1985-08-31. These dates define the period of his life as documented in the provided records.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1960
“for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance”
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Australia
Place of birth: Traralgon
Place of death: Melbourne
Occupation: researcher
Educated at: University of London
Employer: University of Melbourne
Languages spoken: English language
Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Field of work: virology
Military rank: knight
Image: Burnet in 1945.jpg
Residence: Canterbury

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member of: National Academy of Sciences
Commons category: Frank Macfarlane Burnet
date of birth: 1899-09-03
date of death: 1985-08-31
cause of death: cancer
manner of death: natural causes
honorific prefix: Sir
name in native language: Frank Macfarlane Burnet
professorship: professor
writing language: English language
interested in: immunology

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet OM AK KBE FRS FAA FRSNZ (3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985), usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist known for his contributions to immunology. He won a Nobel Prize in 1960 for predicting acquired immune tolerance. He also developed the theory of clonal selection.

Burnet received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Melbourne in 1924, and his PhD from the University of London in 1928. He went on to conduct pioneering research in microbiology and immunology at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, and served as director of the Institute from 1944 to 1965. From 1965 until his retirement in 1978, Burnet worked at the University of Melbourne. Throughout his career he played an active role in the development of public policy for the medical sciences in Australia and was a founding member of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), and served as its president from 1965 to 1969.

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