Person

Hayes, William (1913 - 1994)

FAA FRS

Born
18 January 1913
Edmondstown Park, Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland
Died
7 January 1994
Australia
Occupation
Geneticist

Summary

William Hayes established the research field of bacterial genetics, when he discovered the processes of genetic transfer during cell reproduction. Much of his early work was carried out in Great Britain, but in 1974 he migrated to Australia to continue his research. Hayes was appointed Professor (1974), then Emeritus Professor (1979) of the Genetics Department at the Australian National University in Canberra. He retired from all teaching and research duties in 1985 at the age of seventy-two.

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Chronology

1947 - 1950
Career position - Lecturer in Bacteriology at Dublin University, Ireland
1950 - 1952
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Bacteriology, University of London, UK
1953 - 1954
Career position - Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, USA
1957 - 1968
Career position - Director of the Microbial Genetics Unit of the Medical Research Council, Hammersmith, United Kingdom
1964 - 1994
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
1965
Award - Leeuwenhoek Lecture, Royal Society, London
1968
Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
1968 - 1973
Career position - Director, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh
1968 - 1973
Career position - Professor of Molecular Genetics at Edinburgh University, UK
1968 - 1994
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh
1970
Award - LLD, University of Dublin
1971 - 1973
Career position - President, Genetical Society of Great Britain
1973
Award - DSc honoris causa, National University of Ireland
1973
Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Kent, United Kingdom
1974 - 1978
Career position - Professor and Head of Genetics, Australian National University, Canberra
1976 - 1994
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1977
Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
1979 - 1980
Career position - Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar at California Institute of Technology, USA
1979 - 1994
Career position - Emeritus Professor of Genetics, Australian National University
1980 - 1986
Career position - Visiting Fellow in the Department of Botany, Australian National University, Canberra

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • William Hayes - Records, c. 1980 - 1996, MS 218; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Journal Articles

Resources

See also

Digital resources

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McCarthy, G.J.

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