Person
Bennett, John Henry (1926 - 2015)
AM
- Born
- 6 April 1926
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 2015
- Occupation
- Geneticist
Summary
John Bennett was Professor of Genetics, University of Adelaide from 1956-1991.
Details
Educated at University of Melbourne and University of Cambridge - BSc, MA, PhD
Chronology
- 1954
- Career position - Fellow, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge
- 1956 - 1991
- Career position - Professor and Head of Genetics, University of Adelaide
- 1962 - 1963
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Ohio State University, Ohio, U.S.A.
- 1962 - 1963
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Adelaide
- 1966 - 1967
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Ohio State University, Ohio, U.S.A.
- 1992
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Adelaide
- 2015
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for significant service to tertiary education and research in the field of genetics, and for the analysis and preservation of science history
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Bennett, J H (1926-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-615415. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 20 January 2026
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