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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-11-13 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006138b.htm person Elliott Daphne Claire AM AACR2 15 July 1926 6 September 2016 Place of Birth Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Biochemist Daphne Elliott was a biochemist whose research included investigation of cyanide-resistant respiration in mitochondria of some plant species. Much of her career was on the staff of the School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University. She published over 50 research papers as well as collaborating with her husband, William 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. In retirement Daphne published the WWI correspondence of her grandfather. 1946 1946 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1948 1948 Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship 1948 1948 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney 1951 1951 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1969 1972 Career position - Demonstrator, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University 1972 1988 Career position - Senior Demonstrator, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University 1988 1991? Career position - Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University 1994 1994 Award - Chancellor's Medal, Flinders University 1997 1997 Career position - South Australian State President, Australian Federation of University Women 2002 2002 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to the promotion of women's education, particularly in the field of science, and as an advocate for improving the status and human rights of women Elliott, William Herdman (1925 - 2012) Flinders University (1966 - )

Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences 1988 - 1991?

 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship: 1948.

 'Elliott, Daphne Claire', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Elliott, Daphne Claire Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Full transcript of an interview with Dr. Daphne Elliott 25 November 2008 by Erica Jolly for Australian Federation of University Women Oral History Project [18 p.] Elliott, Daphne and Jolly, Erica Full transcript of an interview with Dr. Daphne Elliott 25 November 2008 by Erica Jolly for Australian Federation of University Women Oral History Project [18 p.] 2008 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