Person
Bolliger, Adolph (1897 - 1962)
- Born
- 8 October 1897
Zürich, Switzerland - Died
- 22 October 1962
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Biochemist
Summary
Adolph Bolliger started studying at the University of Zürich in 1917 and was interrupted by military service with the Swiss Army. He studied at the University of Basle in 1917 and obtained his PhD in 1922. He migrated to the United States in 1923 after a brief stint with the chemical and dye industry in Germany. There he specialised in cardiovascular disease at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and was awarded a medal for his research by the American Medical Association in 1926. He accepted a post at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney in 1928 and was appointed director of the Gordon Craig Research Laboratories at the University of Sydney. From 1938 Bolliger focused on the study of marsupials. He was appointed reader at the University of Sydney in 1955 and was awarded a Doctor of Science (D.Sc) for his research in chemical studies and observations on marsupials. He founded the Australian Mammal Society in 1958 and was awarded medals from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. The Adolph Bolliger Award is presented for the best student presentation at an annual meeting of the Australian Mammal Society.
Details
Chronology
- 1922
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Zurich, Switzerland
- 1923 - 1928
- Career position - Biochemist, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
- 1928 - 1955?
- Career position - Director, Gordon Craig Research Laboratories, University of Sydney
- 1933 - 1962
- Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1935
- Life event - Naturalised as an Australian citizen
- 1936
- Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute
- 1945 - 1946
- Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1947
- Career position - President, Section N, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1947
- Award - H. G. Smith memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute
- 1957
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney
- 1958 - 1962
- Career position - Founding Member, Australian Mammal Society
- 1961
- Award - Royal Society of New South Wales Medal
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Bhathal, R., 'Bolliger, Adolph (1897-1962), biochemist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 213-214. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130245b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituaries: Arthur Hamilton Tebbutt, Adolph Bolliger, Richard James Arthur Berry and William Norman Little', Medical Journal of Australia, 1 (12) (1963), 444-448. Details
- Backhouse, T. C., 'Obituary: A. Bolliger', Australian Journal of Science, 26 (2) (1963), 42-43. Details
- Hughes, R. L., 'Adolph Bolliger - his life and research', Australian Mammalogy, 1 (1972), 50-61. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535139. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/316028626. Details
- 'Bolliger, Adolph (18971008-19621022)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463989. Details
Tom Hyde and Helen Cohn
Created: 1 May 2013, Last modified: 19 June 2019