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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000387b.htm person Elliott William Herdman FAA AACR2 5 June 1925 25 July 2012 Place of Birth Spennymore, Durham, England Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Biochemist Bill Elliott was Professor of Biochemistry, University of Adelaide from 1965-1988 and earlier a Fellow and Professor of Biochemistry (personal chair) at the Australian National University 1957-1965. In his research he discovered glutamine synthetase, the enzyme system which synthesises taurocholic acid, and the synthesis of nicotinuric acid by liver mitochondria. With Bob Symons he established BRESA, a University of Adelaide biotechnology company and the first in Australia to market radioactive nucleotides for molecular biology research. Elliott was an active Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, serving on Council from 1969 to 1972, and being a member (later Chairman) of the Molecular and Biological Sectional Committees between 1966 and 1993. He collaborated with his wife, Daphne 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.

Born 5 June 1925. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1965.

1949 1951 Career position - Research Fellow, Trinity College, University of Cambridge 1951 1952 Career position - Rockefeller Fellow, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 1952 1957 Career position - Demonstrator, University of Oxford 1957 1965 Career position - Fellow and Professor of Biochemistry, Australian National University 1965 1988 Career position - Professor of Biochemistry, University of Adelaide 1965 2012 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1969 1972 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science 1972 1974 Career position - President, Australian Biochemical Society 1975 1975 Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Biochemical Society 1982 1988 Career position - Member, Research Grants Advisory Panel for the National Biotechnology Programme 1988 1997 Career position - Member, Science Policy Working Group, Australian Academy of Science 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in molecular biosciences Australian Biochemical Society (1955 - 1990)

President 1972 - 1974

 Australian National University (1946 - )

Fellow and Professor of Biochemistry (personal chair) 1957 - 1965

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Professor of Biochemistry 1965 - 1988

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1965 - 2012

 Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1968 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Biochemical Society 1975

 Elliott, Daphne Claire (1926 - 2016)

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 Elliott, William Herdman (1925-)

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 'Elliott, William Herdman', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Elliott, William Herdman Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Robert Henry Symons, 20 March 1934 - 4 October 2006 Rogers, George E.; and Elliott, William H. Robert Henry Symons, 20 March 1934 - 4 October 2006 2008 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 54 383-400 Journal Article: Robert Henry Symons 1934-2006 Rogers, George E.; and Elliott, William H. Robert Henry Symons 1934-2006 2008 Historical Records of Australian Science 19 2 191-213 Journal Article: In memoriam Daphne Elliott Rogers, George In memoriam Daphne Elliott 2018 Australian biochemist 49 2 18-9 Journal Article: William Herdman Elliott 1925-2012 Rogers, George E. William Herdman Elliott 1925-2012 2013 Historical Records of Australian Science 24 1 80-95 Journal Article: Obituaries - Bill Elliott, Ralph Slatyer Obituaries - Bill Elliott, Ralph Slatyer Australian Academy of Science 2012 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 89 15