Person

Elliott, Daphne Claire (1926 - 2016)

AM

Born
15 July 1926
Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Died
6 September 2016
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Biochemist
Alternative Names
  • Davison, Daphne Clair

Summary

Daphne Elliott was a biochemist whose research included investigation of cyanide-resistant respiration in mitochondria of some plant species. Much of her career was on the staff of the School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University. She published over 50 research papers as well as collaborating with her husband, William Elliott, on several books including Biochemistry and molecular biology (1997, 5th edition 2014), with translations into Russian and Japanese. Their final collaboration, How life works: the inside word from a biochemist (2015), was completed by Daphne after William's death. In retirement Daphne published the WWI correspondence of her grandfather.

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Chronology

1946
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1948
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
1948 - 1951
Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship [Plant Biochemistry. - Hydrogen transport in plants. University of Cambridge]
1951
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
1969 - 1972
Career position - Demonstrator, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University
1972 - 1988
Career position - Senior Demonstrator, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University
1988 - 1991?
Career position - Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University
1994
Award - Chancellor's Medal, Flinders University
1997
Career position - South Australian State President, Australian Federation of University Women
2002
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to the promotion of women's education, particularly in the field of science, and as an advocate for improving the status and human rights of women

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Books

  • Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Record of the science research scholars of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, 1891 - 1960 (London: The Commissioners, 1961), 107 pp. Overseas Scholarship - Entry No.172. Details

Journal Articles

  • Rogers, George, 'In memoriam Daphne Elliott', Australian biochemist, 49 (2) (2018), 18-9. Details

Resources

See also

Helen Cohn; Ken McInnes

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