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Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Australian virologist1899 to 1985

Wikidata names John Ledingham as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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John Ledingham

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Education and career3

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University of Melbourne
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University of London
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University of Melbourne
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At a glance

known as: immunologist, virologist, physician, chemist, researcher
fields: immunology, virology
degrees: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy
awards: Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, 1952, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1969, Copley Medal, 1959, Royal Medal, 1947, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1960, Emil-von-Behring-Prize, 1952, Australian of the Year, 1960, James Cook Medal, 1954, Mueller Medal, 1962, Order of Merit, 1958, Order of the Rising Sun, 1961, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977, Knight Bachelor, 1951, Croonian Medal and Lecture, 1950, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, 1953, Knight of the Order of Australia, 1978, Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, 1959, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, 1969, Fellow of the Royal Society, 1942, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, from 1960, honorary doctor of the University of New Zealand, 1957
member of: Royal Society of London, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Australian Academy of Science, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, from 1960, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences, from 1954
Wikipedia: in 64 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaMacfarlane Burnet
stated by WikidataWikidataQ193550
stated by WikidataVIAF56684432
stated by WikidataGND107027313
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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q193550,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Frank Macfarlane Burnet: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q193550},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Frank Macfarlane Burnet: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q193550