Person
Rogers, William Percy (1914 - 1997)
FAA
- Born
- 23 November 1914
Katanning, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 28 April 1997
Stirling, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Parasitologist
Summary
William Rogers was Professor of Parasitology at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute 1966-1979. He had earlier been Professor of Zoology, then of Parasitology, at the University of Adelaide. He was interested in the 'stimulus' or 'signal' from the host which induced development of the infective stage of parasites.
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Chronology
- 1936
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Western Australia
- 1938
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Western Australia
- 1940
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- 1940 - 1945
- Education - Agricultural Research Council Postdoctorate, Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge
- 1946 - 1951
- Career position - Research staff, CSIRO McMaster Laboratory, Sydney
- 1952 - 1962
- Career position - Professor of Zoology, University of Adelaide
- 1954 - 1997
- Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1956
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London
- 1962 - 1966
- Career position - Professor of Parasitology, University of Adelaide
- 1966 - 1979
- Career position - Professor of Parasitology, Waite Agricultural Research Institute
- 1980 - 1988
- Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
- 1986
- Career event - President, Sixth International Congress of Parasitology
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Bryant, C.; Sommerville, R. I., 'William Percy Rogers 1914-1997', Historical Records of Australian Science, 13 (2) (2000), 161-178. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR0001320161. Details
- Bryant, C.; Sommerville, R.I., 'William Percy Rogers 1914-1997', Chemistry in Australia, 13 (2) (2000), 161-178. Details
- Rogers, W. P., 'Patrick Desmond Fitzgerald Murray', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, 1 (3) (1968), 71-76. http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9680130071.htm. Details
- Rogers, W. P., 'Jack Ellerton Becker 1904-1979', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (3) (1982), 92-107. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9820530092. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28062403. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/8211936. Details
- 'Rogers, William Percy (1914-1997)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476010. Details
See also
- Birch, L.C.; Browning, T. O., 'Herbert George Andrewartha 1907-1992', Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (3) (1993), 258-268. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9930930259. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 31 October 1997, Last modified: 10 April 2024