Person
Dintenfass, Leopold (1921 - 1990)
- Born
- 29 April 1921
Tarnow, Poland - Died
- 8 August 1990
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physical chemist and Medical scientist
Summary
Leopold Dintenfass had a significant international reputation in the field of biorheology. After arriving in Sydney he worked for several years in the paint industry before changing to biorheological research. Dintenfass was noted for his skill in designing instruments ('viscometers') for making his pioneering measurements. He developed the first Australian experiment conducted on the space shuttle and published widely on haemorheology and biorheology, notably the books Blood microrheology (1971) and Rheology of blood in diagnostic and preventive medicine (1976). Dintenfass was Honorary Associate, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney 1962 - 1967, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology, Sydney Hospital 1967 - 1975. He then became Director of Haemorheology and Biorheology at the Institute from 1976 to 1982, moving his laboratory to the Rachel Forster Hospital, Redfern, when the Institute was dispersed.
Details
Chronology
- 1946
- Education - Dip.Ing.(Chem.), Lviv Polytechnical Institute, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.
- 1950
- Life event - Migrated to Australia
- 1950 - 1956
- Career position - Research scientist, BALM Paints
- 1955
- Life event - Naturalised as an Australian citizen
- 1956 - 1962
- Career position - Research scientist, Taubman Paints
- 1958
- Education - MSc, University of New South Wales
- 1958 - 1963
- Career position - Secretary, New South Wales Branch, British Society of Rheology
- 1962
- Education - PhD, University of New South Wales
- 1962 - 1975
- Career position - Honorary Associate, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney
- 1963 - 1965
- Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, British Society of Rheology
- 1967 - 1975
- Career position - Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology, Sydney Hospital
- 1969 - 1975
- Career position - Secretary for Australian and New Zealand, International Society of Biorheology
- 1976 - 1982
- Career position - Director of Haemorheology and Biorheology, Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology, Sydney Hospital
- 1986
- Life event - Retired
Archival resources
University of Sydney, Archives
- Leopold Dintenfass - Records, 1958 - 1988, P.194; University of Sydney, Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Carmody, John, 'Dintenfass, Leopold (1921 - 1990), industrial chemist and research biochemical rheologist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Langmore, Di, ed., vol. 17 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2007), pp. 318-9. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dintenfass-leopold-12420. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24045077. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/111883661. Details
- 'Dintenfass, Leopold (1921-1990)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-808318. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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