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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-04-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000314b.htm person Clunies Ross William Ian FAA Kt AACR2 Ross, Ian Clunies 22 February 1899 20 June 1959 Place of Birth Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Parasitologist Veterinary scientist Sir Ian Clunies Ross was Professor of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney (1940-1946), Member of the Executive of CSIR (1946-1949) and Chairman of CSIRO (1949-1959). He was a recipient of many awards and honours including appointment as Knight Bachelor (Kt), Gold Medal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the James Cook Medal from the Royal Society of New South Wales. 1921 1921 Education - Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc(Hons)), University of Sydney 1922 1925 Career position - Walter and Eliza Hall Veterinary Research Fellow 1925 1925 Career position - Lecturer in Veterinary Parasitology, University of Sydney 1926 1926 Career position - Veterinary Parasitologist with CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) 1927 1927 Career event - Elected Associate Member (Veterinary Science), Australian National Research Council 1928 1928 Education - Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc), University of Sydney 1929 1930 Award - Research in parasitology, Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Imperial University in Tokyo, Science and Industry Endowment Fund 1931 1937 Career position - First Officer-in-charge of the McMaster Animal Health Research Laboratory, CSIR 1932 1932 Career event - Elected Member (Veterinary Science), Australian National Research Council 1935 1936 Career position - Advisor on the Pastoral Industry for the Department of War Organization of Industry 1937 1940 Career position - Australian Member of the International Wool Secretariat in London 1940 1946 Career position - Professor of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney 1946 1949 Career position - Member of the Executive, CSIR May 1949 Jun 1959 Career position - Chairman, CSIRO 1953 1953 Career event - Petitioner for the Australian Academy of Science January 1954 January 1954 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - Chairman of the CSIRO 1954 1959 Award - Founding Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1954 1959? Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science June 1954 June 1954 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - Chairman of the CSIRO 1955 1955 Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne 1956 1956 Award - James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales Cummins, John Edward (Jack) (1902 - 1989) F. D. McMaster Animal Health Laboratory - CSIR/O, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1931 - 1963)

Officer-in-Charge 1931 - 1937

 James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1954 - )

Awarded the Medal 1956

 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Chairman 1949 - 1959

 Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney (1920 - )

Professor of Veterinary Science 1940 - 1946

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Petitioner for the Academy 1953, Founding Fellow 1954 - 1994; Member of Council 1954 - ?1959

 Science and Industry Endowment Fund - CSIR/O, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1926 - )

Research in parasitology, Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Imperial University in Tokyo 1929 - 1930

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Member (Veterinary Science) 1932 - ; Associate Member (Veterinary Science) 1927 - 1932

 CSIR Council, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1926 - 1949)

Member 1942 - 1949

 Advisory Council - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1986)

Member 1949 - 1958

 CSIR Executive Committee, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1926 - 1949)

Member 1 May 1946 - 18 May 1949

 Wallaby Club (1894 - )

President 1954 - 1955

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 'Clunies Ross, William Ian', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Clunies Ross, William Ian Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Ian Clunies Ross: a Biography O'Dea, Marjory Colard Ian Clunies Ross: a Biography South Melbourne Hyland House 1997 Journal Article: Ian Clunies Ross Clunies, Ross, A. I. Ian Clunies Ross 1977 Records of the Australian Academy of Science 3 4 84-108 Journal Article: Ian Clunies Ross and Wool Textile Research Lipson, M. Ian Clunies Ross and Wool Textile Research 1968 Australian Veterinary Journal 44 10 467-480 Journal Article: Ian Clunies Ross: a leader of men Turner, Helen Newton Ian Clunies Ross: a leader of men 1968 Australian Veterinary Journal 44 10 467-480 Book: Clunies Ross: Australian Visionary Humphreys, L.R. Clunies Ross: Australian Visionary Melbourne Miegunyah Press 1998 Resource Section: Sir Ian Clunies Ross [1899-1959] Ward, C. Sir Ian Clunies Ross [1899-1959] Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Journal Article: Ian Clunies Ross: His publications and the enduring influence of his work Gordon, H. McL. Ian Clunies Ross: His publications and the enduring influence of his work 1968 Australian Veterinary Journal 44 10 467-480 Book: CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Canberra Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation 1962 Journal Article: Ian Clunies Ross - Visionary and Realist Gill, D. A. Ian Clunies Ross - Visionary and Realist 1968 Australian Veterinary Journal 44 10 467-480 Journal Article: Dr J. A. Gilruth and Sir Ian Clunies Ross - Veterinary Science in Australia 1952-84: Some Personal Reflections Francis, J. Dr J. A. Gilruth and Sir Ian Clunies Ross - Veterinary Science in Australia 1952-84: Some Personal Reflections 1984 Australian Veterinary Journal 61 372-374 Journal Article: Obituary: Sir Ian Clunies-Ross Gresford, Guy B. Obituary: Sir Ian Clunies-Ross 1959 Australian Journal of Science 22 3 107-108 Book Section: Clunies Ross, Sir William Ian (1899-1959), veterinary scientist and administrator Schedvin, C. B. Clunies Ross, Sir William Ian (1899-1959), veterinary scientist and administrator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 448-451 Resource: Early Chemists of Sydney McKern, H. H. G. Early Chemists of Sydney 2006 Resource Section: AAHL portrait collection shows the art of our science Vella, Greta AAHL portrait collection shows the art of our science Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2016 CSIROscope Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Journal Article: Sir Ian Clunies Ross. A Tribute to his Work for the Sydney University Veterinary School and his Contribution to Veterinary Parasitology Sir Ian Clunies Ross. A Tribute to his Work for the Sydney University Veterinary School and his Contribution to Veterinary Parasitology 1959 Australian Veterinary Journal 35 379-381 Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Book: Surprise and Enterprise: Fifty Years of Science for Australia: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia) McKay, Andrew Surprise and Enterprise: Fifty Years of Science for Australia: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia) Melbourne CSIRO 1976 Book: John Anderson Gilruth: the influence of his life and work on the development of the Livestock Industries of the Commonwealth Clunies Ross, I. John Anderson Gilruth: the influence of his life and work on the development of the Livestock Industries of the Commonwealth Brisbane Queensland University Press 1956 Book: Memoirs and Papers, with Some Fragments of Autobiography. Clunies Ross, Ian Memoirs and Papers, with Some Fragments of Autobiography. 1961 Melbourne Oxford University Press 1961 Book: The responsibility of science and the university in the modern world: an oration delivered on the occasion of the centenary of the University of Sydney and of the twenty-ninth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, August 26, 1952 Clunies Ross, I. The responsibility of science and the university in the modern world: an oration delivered on the occasion of the centenary of the University of Sydney and of the twenty-ninth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, August 26, 1952 Melbourne CSIRO 1952 Journal Article: The Impact of Scientific Advances on Production in the Livestock Industries. Presidential Address Clunies Ross, I. The Impact of Scientific Advances on Production in the Livestock Industries. Presidential Address 1954 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 30 215-222 Journal Article: Twentieth Century Toxinology and Antivenom development in Australia Winkel, Kenneth D.; Mirtschin, Peter and Pearn, John Twentieth Century Toxinology and Antivenom development in Australia 2006 Toxicon 48 7 738-754 Journal Article: Ian Murray Mackerras 1898-1980 Norris, K. R. Ian Murray Mackerras 1898-1980 1981 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 2 98-114 Book Section: CSIRO Sherratt, Tim CSIRO Melbourne Oxford University Press 1998 Oxford Companion to Australian History Graeme Davison; John Hirst; Stuart Macintyre 164-165 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Journal Article: Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978) White, F. W.G. Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978) 1980 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 1 68-102 Journal Article: Horace Waring, 1910-1980 Main, A. R. Horace Waring, 1910-1980 1981 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 2 116-121 Journal Article: Lionel Bately Bull, 1889-1978 French, E. L.; and Stewart, D.F. Lionel Bately Bull, 1889-1978 1983 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 4 90-110 Journal Article: Edward George Bowen 1911-1991 Brown, R. Hanbury; Minnett, Harry C; White, Fredrick W. G. Edward George Bowen 1911-1991 1992 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 2 151-166 Book: The Martin spirit: Charles Martin and the foundation of biological science in Australia Morison, Patricia The Martin spirit: Charles Martin and the foundation of biological science in Australia Canberra Halstead Press 2019 Journal Article: Australian Genetics: a Brief History McCann, D. A.; and Batterham, P. Australian Genetics: a Brief History 1993 Genetica 90 2-3 81-114 Journal Article: The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science Smith, Susan and Spurling, Thomas H. The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science CSIRO Publishing 2015 Historical Records of Australian Science 26 1 58-83 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001 Ian Clunies Ross - Records Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies Ian Clunies Ross - Records 1931 - 1959 Information in various official record series including correspondence, minutes and personnel files c1931-1959. Marjory Langridge - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Marjory Langridge - Records MS 207 Material collected by Marjory Langridge while researching a biography on Sir Ian Clunies Ross, including correspondence with people and organisations concerning Clunies Ross, records of interviews with colleagues and family of Clunies Ross, notes by Langridge on archival documents and correspondence files, copies of papers and correspondence by Clunies Ross, and other Clunies Ross biographical material. 1.68 m, 12 boxes William Ian Clunies Ross William Ian Clunies Ross All rights reserved.

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