Person
Elliott, Daphne Claire (1926 - 2016)
AM
- Born
- 15 July 1926
Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 6 September 2016
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Biochemist
Summary
Daphne Elliott was a biochemist whose research included investigation of cyanide-resistant respiration in mitochondria of some plant species. Much of her career was on the staff of the School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University. She published over 50 research papers as well as collaborating with her husband, William Elliott, on several books including Biochemistry and molecular biology (1997, 5th edition 2014), with translations into Russian and Japanese. Their final collaboration, How life works: the inside word from a biochemist (2015), was completed by Daphne after William's death. In retirement Daphne published the WWI correspondence of her grandfather.
Details
Chronology
- 1946
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1948
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship
- 1948
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
- 1951
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
- 1969 - 1972
- Career position - Demonstrator, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University
- 1972 - 1988
- Career position - Senior Demonstrator, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University
- 1988 - 1991?
- Career position - Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University
- 1994
- Award - Chancellor's Medal, Flinders University
- 1997
- Career position - South Australian State President, Australian Federation of University Women
- 2002
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to the promotion of women's education, particularly in the field of science, and as an advocate for improving the status and human rights of women
Related entries
Husband
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Rogers, George, 'In memoriam Daphne Elliott', Australian biochemist, 49 (2) (2018), 18-9. Details
Resources
- Full transcript of an interview with Dr. Daphne Elliott 25 November 2008 by Erica Jolly for Australian Federation of University Women Oral History Project [18 p.], 2008, http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/archivaldocs/oh/OH891_1.pdf. Details
See also
- Rogers, George E., 'William Herdman Elliott 1925-2012', Historical Records of Australian Science, 24 (1) (2013), 80-95, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR12021. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 13 November 2018