Person
Wilhelm, Donald Lancelot (1919 - 1977)
- Born
- 20 August 1919
Woodside, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 24 July 1977
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Occupation
- Pathologist
Summary
Donald Wilhelm was a pathologist whose research into acute inflammatory response made him one of the leading authorities in the field. After specialising in pathology at hospitals and research institutes in Adelaide and London, he was appointed foundation Professor of Pathology at the University of New South Wales in 1960. In addition he was responsible for the pathology departments at the Prince of Wales and Prince Henry Hospitals in Sydney, and consultant pathologist to several other hospitals. Wilhelm was a member of a number of advisory committees, including the Medical Advisory Research Committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council. In 1969 he became the inaugural President of the Australian Society for Experimental Pathology. For some years he was Associate Editor of the Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science and Pathology.
Details
Chronology
- 1942
- Education - MB BS, University of Adelaide
- 1943
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Adelaide Hospital
- 1944 - 1946
- Career position - Served with the 2/13 Australian Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps
- 1947 - 1949
- Career position - Demonstrator in Pathology, University of Adelaide
- 1949 -
- Career position - Lecturer in Pathology, University of Adelaide
- 1950 - 1951
- Career position - Pathologist, Repatriation General Hospital, Adelaide
- 1951
- Education - MD, University of Adelaide
- 1951 - 1952
- Career position - Research Assistant, Department of Morbid Anatomy, University College Hospital, London
- 1952 - 1960
- Career position - Research Officer, Department of Experimental Pathology, Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London
- 1960 - 1977
- Career position - Foundation Professor of Pathology, University of New South Wales
- 1964 - 1972
- Career position - Director, Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
- 1969 - 1971
- Career position - Inaugural President, Australian Society for Experimental Pathology
- 1973
- Award - Elected Life Governor, Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Donald Lancelot Wilhelm M.D., B.S. (Adel.), Ph.D. (Lond.), F.R.C.P.A. foundation Professor of Pathology, University of New South Wales', Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science, 55 (6) (1977), 623. Details
Resources
- 'Wilhelm, Donald Lancelot (19190820-19770724)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468448. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 26 June 2018, Last modified: 3 July 2018