Morris, Bede (1927 - 1988)

Summary

Bede Morris was a professor in the Department of Immunology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University 1970-1988. He graduated in veterinary science at the University of Sydney and pioneered the use of sheep and cattle as experimental animals. Morris was internationally recognised for his research on the functioning of the lymphatic system, and the immune system in particular. His work included the role of lymphocytes in development of immunity in reproduction and foetal development, and contributed to understanding lipid metabolism, endocrinology and organ transplantation. Morris served as Chairman of the Reserve Bank's Rural Credits Development Fund and as member of Council and Vice-President of the Australian Academy of Science. He was awarded both. the Chevalier dans l'Ordre National du Mérite and the Légion d'Honneur by the Government of France.

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Chronology

1945 - 1946

Military service - Second World War. 2nd Australian Imperial Forces

1951

Education - BVSc, University of Sydney

1952 - 1955

Career position - Research Fellow, Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology, Sydney Hospital

1956 - 1958

Career position - Overseas Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Life Insurance Medical Research Fund, School of Pathology, University of Oxford

1957

Education - PhD, University of Oxford

1958

Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology, Sydney Hospital

1958 - 1963

Career position - Senior Fellow, Department of Experimental Pathology, John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR), Australian National University

1960 -

Career position - Member of Council, Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society

1963 - 1970

Career position - Professorial Fellow, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University

1969 - 1988

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science

1971 - 1988

Career position - Professor and Head, Department of Immunology, John Curtin School of Medical Research

1975

Career position - President, Section 16, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science

1977 - 1980

Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science

1979 - 1980

Career position - Vice-President, Australian Academy of Science

1981 - 1985

Career position - Treasurer, Australian Academy of Science

1988

Award - Legion d'Honneur, Government of France

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Published resources

Book Sections

• McCullagh, Peter, 'Morris, Bede (1927-1988), Immunologist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 18 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2012), pp. 178-9. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/morris-bede-748. Details

Journal Articles

• Courtice, F. C., 'Bede Morris, 1927-1988', Historical Records of Australian Science, 8 (1) (1989), 15-36. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9890810015. Details
• Hall, J., 'Bede Morris (1927-1988)', Immunology Today, 9 (12) (1988), 364-366. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20747533. Details
• VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/270145582. Details
• 'Morris, Bede (19270610-19880702)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-630269. Details

Resource Sections

• Courtice, F. C., 'Bede Morris 1927-1988', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/biographical-memoirs/bede-morris-1927-1988. Details

See also

• Redgrave, T. G., 'Wilfred John Simmonds 1918-1990', Historical Records of Australian Science, 8 (4) (1991), 265-275. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9910840265. Details