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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000362b.htm person Derrick Edward Holbrook FAA CBE AACR2 18 September 1898 15 June 1976 Place of Birth Blackwood, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Medical scientist Edward Derrick was Director of the Research Bureau, Asthma Foundation of Queensland from 1966 after being Director, Queensland Institute of Medical Research 1961-1966 and Deputy Director from its inception in 1947. He was a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) from 1955 to 1976. In his research Derrick focused on the epidemiology of diseases such as Q fever, dengue fever, scrub typhus, and asthma in children in Brisbane. He investigated principally causative agents, vectors especially viruses and arthropods, and the impact of climatic factors. 1973 Career position - Director, Research Bureau, Queensland Asthma Foundation 1920 1920 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1922 1923 Career position - Pathology Assistant, Pathological Institute, London Hospital 1923 1923 Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom 1924 1924 Life event - Registered with the Queensland Medical Board 1924 1935 Career position - In private practice in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland 1935 1947 Career position - Director, Laboratory of Microbiology and Pathology, Queensland Department of Health 1939 1939 Award - Cilento Medal (joint), Australian Institute of Anatomy 1939 1965 Career position - Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland 1940 1976 Award - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1947 1961 Career position - Deputy Director, Queensland Institute of Medical Research 1947 1976 Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1948 1948 Award - Bancroft Orator, Queensland Branch, British Medical Association 1955 1976 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1956 1956 Award - Foundation Member, College of Pathologists of Australia 1961 1961 Award - Commander of the British Empire (CBE) 1961 1966 Career position - Director, Queensland Institute of Medical Research 1962 1962 Award - Elkington Orator, Queensland Society of Health 1966 Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, Queensland Institute of Medical Research 1966 1966 Life event - Retired 1966 1966 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Queensland 1966 1966 Career position - Member, International Society of Biometrology 1967 1976 Award - Fellow, Australian Society of Allergists 1968 1976 Award - Fellow, Australian Medical Association 1969 1969 Award - ANZAAS Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1970 1976 Award - Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists of Australia 1975 1976 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United Kingdom Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1940 - 1976

 Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )

Fellow 1947 - 1976

 ANZAAS Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (1965 - )

Awarded the Medal 1969

 Queensland Institute of Medical Research, State of Queensland (1945 - 2013)

Founding Deputy Director 1947 - 1961; Director 1961 - 1966

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1955 - 1976

 Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (1970 - )

Fellow 1970 - 1976

 College of Pathologists of Australia (1956 - 1970)

Foundation Member 1956

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 Derrick, Edward Holbrook (1898-1976)

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 'Derrick, Edward Holbrook', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Derrick, Edward Holbrook Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Edward Holbrook Derrick Mackerras, I. M. Edward Holbrook Derrick 1979 Records of the Australian Academy of Science 4 1 82-102 Resource Section: Derrick, Edward Holbrook - Ms 105 Derrick, Edward Holbrook - Ms 105 Australian Academy of Science 1994 Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings Journal Article: Obituary: Edwrd Holbrook Derrick Obituary: Edwrd Holbrook Derrick 1977 Pathology 9 3 270-271 Book Section: Derrick, Edward Holbrook (1898-1976), medical practitioner Doherty, R. L. Derrick, Edward Holbrook (1898-1976), medical practitioner Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 620-621 Journal Article: Q Fever: was Edward Derrick's Contribution Undervalued? Cooke, Robin Q Fever: was Edward Derrick's Contribution Undervalued? 2008 Medical Journal of Australia 18 660-662 Journal Article: A Mystery Fever Invades Brisbane Derrick, E. H. A Mystery Fever Invades Brisbane 1972 Records of the Australian Academy of Science 2 3 39-51 Journal Article: The birth of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Derrick, E. H. The birth of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research 1972 Medical Journal of Australia 1972, v.2 21 October 952-9 Resource: Honorary awards recipients University of Queensland Honorary awards recipients University of Queensland 2023 Journal Article: E. H. Derrick - his published record and its background Doherty, R. L. E. H. Derrick - his published record and its background 1967 Medical Journal of Australia 1967 2 1069 Journal Article: Derrick and the story of Q fever Burnet, F. M. Derrick and the story of Q fever 1967 Medical Journal of Australia 1967 2 1067-8 Journal Article: Edward Holbrook Derrick Doherty, R. L.; and Tonge, J. I. Edward Holbrook Derrick 1976 Medical Journal of Australia 1976 2 731-2 Journal Article: The Bancroft tradition in infectious desease research in Queensland, part 2 Doherty, Ralph L. The Bancroft tradition in infectious desease research in Queensland, part 2 1978 Medical Journal of Australia 2 591-4 Journal Article: The Bancroft tradition in infectious desease research in Queensland, part 1 Doherty, Ralph L. The Bancroft tradition in infectious desease research in Queensland, part 1 1978 Medical Journal of Australia 1978, v.2 2 December 560-3 Edited Book: History of Microbiology in Australia Fenner, Frank History of Microbiology in Australia Melbourne Australian Society for Microbiology 1990 Edward Holbrook Derrick - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Edward Holbrook Derrick - Records MS 105 1909 - 1976 School magazines and photograph from Wesley College, Melbourne 1908-1916; scientific articles and notes c1940-75; autobiography including letters, photograph, paper cuttings and certificates; obituary notices 1976. 0.1 m Photographs Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Research in Pathology and Medicine Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Research in Pathology and Medicine MS 052 c. 1936 - c. 1940 Correspondence, mostly typescript, and laboratory result. The bulk of the correspondence is from Dr F. M. Burnet to Dr E. H. Derrick, 1936-1940. 0.08 m, 2 boxes Edward Holbrook Derrick Edward Holbrook Derrick All rights reserved.

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