Person

McBride, William Griffith (1927 - )

Born
25 May 1927
Sydney?, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Summary

William McBride was the founder of Foundation 41, a research organisation investigating the causes of mental and physical handicap and based at the Women's Hospital, Sydney from 1971. He was the discoverer of the effects of thalidomide on unborn children.

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Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

  • William Griffith McBride - Records, 1937 - 1972, DeB 612; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

Published resources

Resources

See also

  • White, Sally, 'Not Just a Pair of Hands' in On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science, Farley Kelly, ed. (Melbourne: Text Publishing Company, 1993), pp. 281-291. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 16 June 2025

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