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Biographical entry Penfold, William James (1875 - 1941)
- Born
- 27 November 1875
Brampton, Cumberland, England - Died
- 26 October 1941
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Bacteriologist and Medical scientist
Summary
William James Penfold, Director of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, 1916-27, and Director of the Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne 1927-38, had earlier worked at the Lister Institute and had been lecturer in bacteriology at the University of London.
Archival resources
Private hands (Lindsay, P.)
- William James Penfold - Records, 1875 - 1911; Private hands (Lindsay, P.). Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Robin, A. de Q., 'Penfold, William James (1875-1941), Bacteriologist', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, pp. 197-198. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110202b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'In Memory of William James Penfold', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 4, no. 6, 1942, pp. 192-193. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Penfold, William James', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466477. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 August 2006
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