Bull, Lionel Batley (1889 - 1978)

Summary

Lionel Bull, a noted bacteriologist and comparative pathologist, was Chief, Division of Animal Health and Nutrition, CSIR/O 1935-1954. In 1937 he conducted field trials to determine whether the myxoma virus could be used to control the rabbit plague in Australia. Forced by quarantine authorities to make his observations in unsuitable environments, away from mosquito breeding sites, he concluded in 1944 that the virus was ineffective.

Details

Chronology

1911

Education - Licentiate in Veterinary Science, Melbourne Veterinary College

1912

Education - Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Melbourne

1912 - 1925

Career position - First Assistant to the Director, Laboratory of bacteriology and pathology, Adelaide Hospital

1919

Education - Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc), University of Melbourne

1922

Career event - Elected Associate Member (Veterinary Science), Australian National Research Council

1925 - 1929

Career position - Director, Laboratory of bacteriology and pathology, Adelaide Hospital

1930 - 1933

Career position - Lecturer in Bacteriology, University of Adelaide

1932

Career event - Elected Member (Veterinary Science), Australian National Research Council

1934 - 1935

Career position - Deputy Chief, CSIR Division of Animal Health

1935 - 1936

Career position - Chief, CSIR Division of Animal Health

1936 - 1944

Career position - Chief, CSIR Division of Animal Health and Nutrition

1939

Career position - President, Section L (Veterinary Science), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science

1944 - 1954

Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Animal Health and Production

1952

Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - in recognition of service to science

1954

Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1954 - 1960

Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science

1954 - 1968

Career position - Senior Research Fellow, CSIRO

1955

Award - Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science

1955

Award - Gilruth Prize for Meritorious Service to Veterinary Science, Australian Veterinary Association

1960 - 1961

Career position - Vice-President, Australian Academy of Science

1967

Award - ANZAAS Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science

1967

Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne

Related entries

Published resources

Book Sections

• French, Eric L., 'Bull, Lionel Batley (1889-1978), veterinary scientist and adminstrator' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 293-294. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130332b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• A., M., 'Lionel Batley Bull C.B.E.', Australian Veterinary Journal, 54 (1978), 402. Details
• Bull, L. B., 'Gilruth as a Teacher', Australian Veterinary Journal, 13 (1937), 110-112. Details
• Bull, L. B., 'Presidential address: Some modern trends in the study of host-parasite relationship in animal diseases [Section L - Veterinary Science]', Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 (1939), 270-278. Details
• French, E. L.; and Stewart, D.F., 'Lionel Bately Bull, 1889-1978', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (4) (1983), 90-110. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9830540090. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28051559. Details
• 'Bull, Lionel Batley (1889-1978)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467943. Details
• 'Awarded honorary LLD, 1967', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details

Resource Sections

• French, E. L.; and Stewart, D. F., 'Lionel Bately Bull 1889-1978', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/biographical-memoirs/lionel-batley-bull-1889-1978. Details
• Ward, C., 'Lionel Batley Bull', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Bull-Lionel-Batley. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_b.html. Details
• Fenner, Frank ed., History of Microbiology in Australia (Melbourne: Australian Society for Microbiology, 1990), 624 pp. Details
• French, E. L.; and Sutherland, A. K., 'Arthur William Turner 1900-1989', Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (1) (1992), 49-63. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9920910049. Details
• Morison, Patricia, The Martin spirit: Charles Martin and the foundation of biological science in Australia (Canberra: Halstead Press, 2019), 296 pp. Details
• Norris, K. R., 'Ian Murray Mackerras 1898-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (2) (1981), 98-114. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9810520098. Details
• Price, J. R., 'Alexander Thomas Dick 1911-1982', Historical Records of Australian Science, 6 (3) (1986), 393-397. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9860630393. Details