Person
Hetzel, Basil Stuart (1922 - 2017)
AC KCSJ
- Born
- 1922
Golders Green, London, England - Died
- 4 February 2017
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Medical scientist and University Administrator
Summary
During his time as Chief of the CSIRO Division of Human Nutrition (1975-1985), Dr Basil Stuart Hetzel conducted pioneering research that established the link between iodine deficiency and impeded brain development in foetal animals and humans. In 1986 he left the CSIRO to establish the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders, of which he was Executive Director. Hetzel is one of the National Trust's Living Treasures.
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Chronology
- 1925
- Life event - Migrated to South Australia with his family
- 1944
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
- 1946
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Parkside Mental Hospital, Adelaide
- 1947 - 1951
- Career position - Registrar in Clinical Pathology, Royal Adelaide Hospital
- 1948
- Education - MD, University of Adelaide
- 1951 - 1954
- Education - Fulbright Research Scholarship, New York
- 1954 - 1955
- Career position - Research Fellow, St Thomas' Hospital, London
- 1956 - ?
- Career position - Founding member, South Australian Mental Health Association
- 1956 - 1958
- Career position - Michell Research Scholar, University of Adelaide
- 1958 - 1963
- Career position - Reader in Medicine, University of Adelaide
- 1958 - 1968
- Career position - Honorary Physician, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide
- 1958 - 2017
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1959 - 1968
- Career position - Head of Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide
- 1964
- Award - Susman Prize for Medical Research, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1964
- Career position - President, Endocrine Society of Australia
- 1964 - 1968
- Career position - Michell Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
- 1968 - 1972
- Career position - Member of Council, University of Papua New Guinea
- 1968 - 1975
- Career position - Foundation Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
- 1971 - 1977
- Career position - Member of Council, International Epidemiological Association
- 1972
- Education - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom
- 1972
- Career position - Commonwealth Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 1975 - 1985
- Career position - Chief of CSIRO's Division of Human Nutrition
- 1977 - 1981
- Career position - Deputy Chairman, International Epidemiological Association
- 1979 - 1984
- Career position - Chairman, Australian Nutrition Foundation
- 1979 - 1987
- Career position - Member, National Committee, Menzies Foundation
- 1980
- Career position - President, 8th International Thyroid Congress, Sydney
- 1981 - 1982
- Career position - Member (part-time), South Australian Health Commission
- 1981 - 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
- 1984 - 1996
- Career position - Chairman, Health Development Foundation, South Australia
- 1985
- Award - Malinckrodt Prize Lecture, 9th International Thyroid Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 1986 - 1995
- Career position - Founder and Executive Director of the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
- 1987 - 2017
- Award - Life Member, Public Health Association of Australia
- 1987 - 2017
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- 1989
- Award - Honorary Professor, Tianjin Medical University, People's Republic of China
- 1990
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for service to Australia and world health particularly in the field of human nutrition
- 1991 - 1997
- Award - Fellow, Nutrition Society of Australia
- 1992 - 1998
- Career position - Chancellor, University of Adelaide
- 1992 - 2000
- Career position - Lieutenant Governor of South Australia
- 1993
- Award - Alwyn Smith Prize, Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom
- 1993 - 2017
- Award - Honorary Member, International Epidemiological Association
- 1995
- Award - Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Adelaide
- 1995 - 2001
- Career position - Chairman, International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
- 1997
- Award - RSL ANZAC Peace Prize
- 1997 - 2008
- Career position - Member, Australasian Epidemiological Association
- 1997 - 2017
- Award - Life Member, Australian Nutrition Foundation
- 1998 - 2007
- Career position - Chair, Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
- 1999
- Award - Knight Commander of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (KCStJ)
- 1999
- Award - Honorary Doctorate, University of Adelaide
- 1999 - 2002
- Career position - Chairman, Advisory Committee, School of public Health, James Cook University
- 2000
- Award - Award for Distinguished Research Achievement, International Association for Scientific Study on Intellectual Disability
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and world health, particularly in the field of human nutrition
- 2001
- Award - The Basil Hetzel Institute for Medical Research established at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- 2004
- Award - National Living Treasure, National Trust
- 2004
- Award - Kazue McLaren Leadership Award, Asia Pacific Academic Consortium in Public Health
- 2006 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Adelaide
- 2007
- Award - Prince Mahidol Award from King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
- 2008 - 2017
- Award - Life Member, Australasian Epidemiological Association
- 2009
- Award - The Basil Hetzel Award was established by the Iodine Global Network
- 2009
- Award - Pollin Prize for Pediatric Research, New York Presbyterian Medical Center
- 2014 - 2017
- Award - Honorary Bragg Member, Royal Institution of Australia
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Hetzel, Basil S., Chance and Commitment: Memoirs of a Medical Scientist (Kent Town, S.A.: Wakefield Press, 2005), 301 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Hetzel, Basil S., 'Cheek, Donald Brook (1924-1990), Medical Scientist and Paediatrician' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K, Diane Langmore, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2007), pp. 206-207. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cheek-donald-brook-12310. Details
Journal Articles
- Brener, Mandy, 'Infectious personalities: the public health legacy of three Australian doctors in Papua New Guinea', Health and History, 17 (1) (2015), 73.96. Details
- Pincock, Stephen, 'Basil Hetzel: vanquishing iodine deficiency disorders', The Lancet, 381 (9869) (2013), 717. Details
Newspaper Articles
- McNeil, John; Abramson, Michael; Fisher, Jane; Harrison, Sharon; and Hetzel, Robert, 'Basil Hetzel 1922 - 2017', Sydney Morning Herald (2017). Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15504776. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/113778262. Details
- 'Hetzel, Basil S (1922-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-483926. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'Basil Stewart Hetzel', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Hetzel-Basil-Stuart. Details
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Created: 6 March 2012, Last modified: 15 June 2022