Person
Horridge, George Adrian (Adrian) (1927 - 2024)
FAA FRS
- Born
- 12 December 1927
Sheffield, United Kingdom - Died
- 30 April 2024
Australia - Occupation
- Neurobiologist
Summary
Adrian Horridge was Professor of Neurobiology at the Australian National University from 1968. He wrote many articles and books on neurological fields such as the nervous system of invertebrates. Horridge was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the Royal Society.
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Chronology
- c. 1948
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Cambridge, UK
- c. 1949
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Cambridge
- c. 1952
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
- 1953 - 1954
- Career position - Assistant at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough, UK
- c. 1956
- Education - Doctor of Science (ScD), University of Cambridge
- 1956 - 1968
- Career position - Director of the Gatty Marine Laboratory at St Andrew's University
- 1956 - 1968
- Career position - Lecturer then Reader in Zoology at St Andrew's University, UK
- 1959 - 1960
- Career position - Fellow of the Centre for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, USA
- 1968 - 1993
- Career position - Professor of Neurobiology, Australian National University, Canberra
- 1969 - 2024
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society, London
- 1971 - 2024
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
- 1972 - 1973
- Career position - Visiting Fellow of Balliol College at Oxford University, UK
- 1976 - 1977
- Career position - Visiting Fellow at Churchill College, University of Cambridge
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in the biological sciences
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: Professor Adrian Horridge FAA FRS 12 December 1927 - 30 April 2024', Australian Academy of Science Newsletter, 182 (2024). https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/may-2024-182/fellows-update. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4685119. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/21014593. Details
- 'Horridge, George Adrian (Adrian) (1927 - )', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/adrian-horridge. Details
- 'Horridge, G Adrian (1927-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1185309. Details
Resource Sections
- Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Professor Adrian Horridge', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2003, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-adrian-horridge. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 9 July 2024
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