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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-02-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000886b.htm person Whelan Robert Ford FAA AACR2 22 December 1922 21 November 1984 Place of Birth Belfast, Ireland Place of Death Liverpool, England Physiologist Pharmacologist Vice-Chancellor University Administrator Robert Whelan was professor and head of the Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Adelaide 1958-1971 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Australia 1971-1977. His special interest was the action of humoral agents and drugs on human blood vessels. 1947 1947 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Belfast City Hospital, Ireland 1948 1948 Career position - Senior Ship's Surgeon, Glen Line, Far East and Australia 1949 1951 Career position - Junior lecturer (later assistant lecturer) in physiology, Queen's University, Belfast 1951 1951 Education - Baccalaureus in Arte Obstetricia (BAO), Queen's University, Belfast 1951 1951 Education - MD, Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland 1951 1952 Career position - Research Fellow, Sherrington School of Physiology, St. Thomas's Hospital, London 1952 1957 Career position - Lecturer in physiology (joint appointment), Queen's University and Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority 1955 1955 Education - PhD, Queen's University, Belfast 1958 1958 Education - MD, University of Adelaide 1958 1971 Career position - Professor and Head of Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Adelaide 1959 1971 Career position - Honorary Consulting Physiologist, Royal Adelaide Hospital 1960 1960 Education - DSc, Queen's University, Belfast 1963 1963 Career position - President, Medical Sciences Club of South Australia 1964 1965 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Adelaide 1966 1984 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1967 1969 Career position - President, Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists 1968 1975 Career position - Chairman, Australian National Committee, International Union of Pharmacologists 1971 1977 Career position - Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Australia 1971 1984 Award - Honorary Member, Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists 1972 1984 Award - Honorary Member, Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society 1977 1984 Career position - Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1966 - 1984

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Professor and Head of Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology 1958 - 1971; Dean, Faculty of Medicine 1964 - 1965

 The University of Western Australia (1911 - )

Vice-Chancellor 1971 - 1977

 Australasian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (1966 - )

President 1967 - 1969; Honorary Member 1971 - 1984

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 Whelan, R F (1922-1984)

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 'Whelan, Robert Ford', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Whelan, Robert Ford Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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 Robert Ford Whelan Robert Ford Whelan All rights reserved.

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