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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2026-02-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000382b.htm person Eccles John Carew AO Kt FAA FRS FRACP FRSNZ AACR2 27 January 1903 2 May 1997 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Physiologist Nobel laureate Sir John Eccles was Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the State University of New York, Buffalo 1968-1975. Earlier he was Professor of Physiology at the Australian National University 1951-1966 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1963 (jointly). Eccles was a member of many societies and organisations including the American Medical Association / Education and Research Foundation, and the Institute for Biomedical Research, USA. He is commemorated by Sir John Eccles Lecture, University of New South Wales, established in 1993 to mark his 90th birthday. 1925 1925 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne c. 1926 c. 1929 Education - Master of Arts (MA) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Oxford, UK 1927 1929 Career position - Junior Research Fellow, Exeter College, University of Oxford 1927 1929 Award - Christopher Welch Scholarship to study, University of Oxford 1932 1934 Career position - Staines Medical Fellow at Exeter College 1934 1937 Career position - Tutorial Fellow at Magdalen College and University Demonstrator in Physiology, University of Oxford 1937 1943 Career position - Director of the Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology, Sydney Hospital 1938 1997 Award - Foundation Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) 1941 1997 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1944 1951 Career position - Professor of Physiology, University of Otago, New Zealand 1951 1997 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ) 1952 1966 Career position - Professor of Physiology, Australian National University, Canberra 1953 1953 Career event - Petitioner for the Australian Academy of Science 1954 1997 Award - Founding Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1956 1956 Award - Walter Burfitt Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales 1957 1957 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science 1957 1961 Career position - President, Australian Academy of Science 12 Jun 1958 12 Jun 1958 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - in recognition of services to physiological research 1961 Career position - Member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina 1961 1961 Award - James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New south Wales 1962 1962 Award - Royal Medal, The Royal Society, London 1963 1963 Award - Cothenius Medal, Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina 1963 1963 Award - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (jointly with Alan Lloyd Hodgkin and Andrew Fielding Huxley) - for their discoveries concerning the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition in the peripheral and central portions of the nerve cell membrane 1963 1963 Award - Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science 1965 1965 Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne 1966 1966 Award - Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences 1966 1968 Career position - Member of the Institute for Biomedical Research in Chicago, USA 1968 1975 Career position - Distinguished Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York in Buffalo, USA 26 Jan 1990 26 Jan 1990 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - in recognition of service to science, particularly in the field of neurophysiology Walter Burfitt Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales (1935 - )

Awarded the Prize 1956

 Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science (1957 - )

Awarded the Medal 1963

 Australian National University (1946 - )

Professor of Physiology 1951 - 1966.

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

Foundation Fellow 1938 - 1997

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Petitioner for the Academy 1953, Founding Fellow 1954 - 1997; President 1957 - 1961; Member of Council 1954 - 1957

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

Awarded the Medal 1961

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

Member 1961-1965

 Nobel Laureates, Australia (1901 - )

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VIAF - Virtual International Authority File

 Eccles, John C (19030127-19970502)

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 'Eccles, John Carew', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Eccles, John Carew Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: John C. Eccles (1903-1997) Nicoll, R.A. John C. Eccles (1903-1997) 1997 Science 277 194 Resource Section: Biography - Sir John Carew Eccles Biography - Sir John Carew Eccles 1996 Nobel e-Museum The Nobel Foundation Resource Section: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1963 'for their discoveries concerning the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition in the peripheral and central portions of the nerve cell membrane' The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1963 'for their discoveries concerning the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition in the peripheral and central portions of the nerve cell membrane' 1996 Nobel e-Museum The Nobel Foundation Journal Article: Sir John Eccles: Odyssey of a Nobel Prize Winner Cytowicz, Barbara Sir John Eccles: Odyssey of a Nobel Prize Winner 1999 Australasian Science 20 7 46 Journal Article: Sir John Eccles, AC - Nobel Laureate Curtis, David Sir John Eccles, AC - Nobel Laureate 2002 Melbourne University Magazine 2002 28-29 Journal Article: John C. Eccles Andersen, P.; Lundberg, A. John C. Eccles 1997 Trends in Neuroscience 20 324-325 Journal Article: John Carew Eccles 1903-1997 Curtis, David R.; Andersen, Per John Carew Eccles 1903-1997 2001 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 3 439-473 Journal Article: Sir John Carew Eccles, AC Curtis, David; Andersen, Per Sir John Carew Eccles, AC 2001 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 47 161-187 Book: The Book of Eccles: a Portrait of Sir John Eccles, Australian Nobel Laureate and Scientist Mennis, Mary R. The Book of Eccles: a Portrait of Sir John Eccles, Australian Nobel Laureate and Scientist Aspley Lalong Enterprises 2003 Book Section: Sir John Carew Eccles, 1903-1997 Matthews, Peter B. C. Sir John Carew Eccles, 1903-1997 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Journal Article: An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here's how his work is changing the world D'Alessandro, Deanna An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here's how his work is changing the world Melbourne The Conversation Media Group Ltd 2025 The Conversation Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Book Section: John Carew Eccles Beale, R John Carew Eccles Sydney ABIE Australian Business and Investment Explorer 2004 Australia's Nobel Laureates - Adventures in Innovation 54-63 Book: My life-long search for the "self" in ourselves: personal memories given to my daughter, Mary, in 1991: annotated and extended with supplementary family and biographical nformation by Mary R. Mennis and James P. Chalcroft Eccles, John Carew My life-long search for the "self" in ourselves: personal memories given to my daughter, Mary, in 1991: annotated and extended with supplementary family and biographical nformation by Mary R. Mennis and James P. Chalcroft Brisbane M. Mennis 2025 Journal Article: Early Australian neuroscientists and the tyranny of distance Geffen, Laurie and Spencer, Nick J. Early Australian neuroscientists and the tyranny of distance 2024 Journal of the history of the neurosciences 33 1 57-72 Journal Article: John C. Eccles (1903 - 1997) neurophysiologist and neurophilosopher Borck, C. John C. Eccles (1903 - 1997) neurophysiologist and neurophilosopher 1998 Journal of the history of neurosciences 7 1 76-81 Journal Article: John Eccles and Karl Popper at the University of Otago, 1945 Penny, David John Eccles and Karl Popper at the University of Otago, 1945 2012 New Zealand Science Review 69 15-26 Book Section: Eccles, John Carew Allison, David K. Eccles, John Carew Detroit Charles Scribner's Sons 2008 New Dictionary of Scientific Biography Koertge, Noretta 2 329-338 Journal Article: The Contributions of John Carew Eccles to Contemporary Neuroscience Stuart, D. G. The Contributions of John Carew Eccles to Contemporary Neuroscience 2006 Progress in Neurobiology 78 3-5 135-326 Resource: Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science 2025 Journal Article: Ian William Wark 1899-1985 Rees, A. L. G. Ian William Wark 1899-1985 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 4 533-548 Journal Article: Jack Ellerton Becker 1904-1979 Rogers, W. P. Jack Ellerton Becker 1904-1979 1982 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 3 92-107 Journal Article: John Conrad Jaeger 1907-1979 Paterson, M. S. John Conrad Jaeger 1907-1979 1982 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 3 64-88 Journal Article: Robert Ford Whelan 1922-1984 Glover, W. E. Robert Ford Whelan 1922-1984 1986 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 3 409-421 Journal Article: Leonard George Holden Huxley 1902-1988 Crompton, R. W. Leonard George Holden Huxley 1902-1988 1991 Historical Records of Australian Science 8 4 249-264 Book: Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Beale, Bob Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Clayton, Victoria CSIRO Minerals 2005 Journal Article: An unrecognised Sydney contribution to unravelling the perplexity of nerve impulses Carmody, John An unrecognised Sydney contribution to unravelling the perplexity of nerve impulses 2023 Health and History 25 1 113-7 Resource: Nobel Australians Australian Academy of Science Nobel Australians Australian Academy of Science 2025 Book: Ways of a Hospital: St Vincent's Melbourne 1890s-1990s Egan, Bryan Ways of a Hospital: St Vincent's Melbourne 1890s-1990s St Leonards Allen & Unwin 1993 Journal Article: Walter Victor Macfarlane 1913-82 McIntyre, A. K. Walter Victor Macfarlane 1913-82 1985 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 2 247-265 John Carew Eccles - Records John Curtin School of Medical Research John Carew Eccles - Records 1951 - 1966 Two four-drawer filing cabinets containing records of administrative and research activities of the Department of Physiology and including correspondence c1951-66. 4 m John Carew Eccles - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science John Carew Eccles - Records MS 199 Audiovisual material, in various formats. Includes recordings of lectures, addresses and home movies. 0.28 m, 2 boxes Audio, Video David Roderick Curtis - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science David Roderick Curtis - Records MS 217 1954 - 2005 Correspondence relating to Curtis' academic positions at ANU, 1954-2005; text from lectures; transcripts from oral and video history interviews, PhD thesis 'An investigation of synaptic transmitter substances in the spinal cord', 1956; correspondence to and from J. C. Eccles, 1966-1994; photographs; audio recordings of oral history interview and plenary lecture 'Aminoacid Neurotransmitters'. 0.14 m Photographs, Audio