Person
Curnow, David Henry (1921 - 2004)
AO
- Born
- 4 June 1921
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 2004
- Occupation
- Biochemist
Summary
David Curnow has been Head of Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Perth Medical Centre since 1974 and was earlier Head of Department of Biochemistry, Royal Perth Hospital from 1953. He was also Professor of Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Western Australia 1968-1985.
Details
Chronology
- 1953 - ?
- Career position - Head, Department of Biochemistry, Royal Perth Hospital
- 1958 - 1982
- Career position - Member, Endocrine Society of Australia
- 1968 - 1985
- Career position - Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Western Australia
- 1982 - 2004
- Award - Honorary Life Member, Endocrine Society of Australia
- 1987
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in recognition for service to science, particularly in the field of clinical biochemistry
Related entries
Archival resources
University of Western Australia, University Archives
- David Henry Curnow - Records, 1943 - 1985; University of Western Australia, University Archives. Details
Published resources
Books
- Curnow, Norma, David Henry Curnow, 1921-2004 : a Memoir (Nedlands, W.A.: N. Curnow, 2010), 256 pp. Details
Resources
- ESA Honorary Life Members, Endocrine Society of Australia, Sydney, 2025. https://www.endocrinesociety.org.au/life-members.asp. Details
- 'Curnow, David Henry (1921-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475024. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 10 June 2025
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