Person
Emmens, Clifford Walter (1913 - 1999)
FAA
- Born
- 9 December 1913
Peckham, England - Died
- 22 June 1999
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Veterinary physiologist
Summary
Cliff Emmens was a veterinary physiologist and endocrinologist who was appointed in 1948 to establish the Department of Veterinary Physiology at the University of Sydney, becoming the inaugural Professor in 1950. He built a Department with a large staff and successful research output, largely with external funds. His early research involved work on bioassays and the development of protocols for freezing sperm at the National Institute of Medical Research and, during WWII, worked for the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Royal Air Force. Emmens' research in reproduction continued in Sydney, particularly into hormone bioassays, artificial insemination, freezing of sperm (including on a commercial basis), oestrogens and antioestrogens, and synthetic compounds and their possible anti-fertility and anti-tumour effects. In 1952 he was invited by CSIRO to set up its Sheep Biology Laboratory (later the Division of Animal Production) and for some time ran both his Department and the Laboratory. He was played a leading role in professional organisations, including as President of the Endocrine Society of Australia and Chairman of the Australian Society for Reproductive Biology. Emmens was an enthusiastic aquarist, his published output including over 20 books on keeping aquarium fish.
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Chronology
- 1935
- Education - BSc (Hons), University College, London
- 1936
- Education - MSc, University College, London
- 1937 - 1946
- Career position - Research Biologist, National Institute of Medical Research, London
- 1939
- Education - PhD, University College, London
- 1941 - 1946
- Career position - Seconded to the Ministry of Home Security and the Royal Air Force
- 1942 - 1954
- Career position - Seconded as Officer-in-Charge, CSIRO Sheep Biology Laboratory
- 1947
- Education - DSc, University College, London
- 1948
- Life event - Migrated to New South Wales
- 1950 - 1978
- Career position - Inaugural Professor of Veterinary Physiology, University of Sydney
- 1956 - 1999
- Career position - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
- 1958
- Award - Istituto Spallanzani Medal
- 1958 - 1982
- Career position - Founding Member, Endocrine Society of Australia
- 1960 - 1962
- Career position - President, Endocrine Society of Australia
- 1961
- Award - Oliver Bird Medal, Oliver Bird trust, United Kingdom
- 1963
- Career position - President, 2nd Asia and Oceania Congress of Endocrinology
- March 1963 - 1964
- Career position - President, Endocrine Society of Australia
- 1965 - 1968
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
- 1969 - ?
- Career position - Founding Member, Australian Society of Reproductive Biology
- 1973 - 1977
- Career position - Chairman, Australian Society for Reproductive Biology
- 1978
- Life event - Retired
- 1978 - 1999
- Award - Honorary Fellow, Australian College of Veterinary Scientists
- 1979
- Award - Honorary DVSc, University of Sydney
- 1982 - 1999
- Award - Life Member, Endocrine Society of Australia
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Stone, G.M.; and Wales, R.G., 'Clifford Walter Emmens, 1913-1999', Historical Records of Australian Science, 15 (1) (2004), 47-63. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR03014. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28065902. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/109360781. Details
- 'Emmens, C W (1913-1999)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-816097. Details
See also
- Setchell, B. P., 'History of the Australian Society for Reproductive Biology 1968 - 1994', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 75 (5) (1995), 961-6. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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