Frank Macfarlane Burnet

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:immunologist
biologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Melbourne
gptkbp:author gptkb:Biological_Aspects_of_Infectious_Disease
gptkb:Natural_History_of_Infectious_Disease
gptkb:The_Clonal_Selection_Theory_of_Acquired_Immunity
gptkb:Immunological_Surveillance
gptkb:Viruses_and_Man
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_Australia
gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1899-09-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Traralgon,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Elizabeth_Burnet
gptkb:Ian_Burnet
gptkbp:deathDate 1985-08-31
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Melbourne,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Charles_Kellaway
gptkbp:field immunology
virology
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frank Macfarlane Burnet
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Peter_Doherty
gptkb:Jacques_Miller
gptkb:Gustav_Nossal
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Paul_Ehrlich
gptkb:Charles_Kellaway
gptkbp:knownFor clonal selection theory
work on acquired immunological tolerance
influenza virus research
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Australian_Academy_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:Peter_Medawar
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1960
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Gustav_Nossal
gptkb:Donald_Metcalf
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Nature
gptkb:The_Lancet
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Melbourne,_Australia
gptkbp:restingPlace Cremated, ashes scattered
gptkbp:signature Frank Macfarlane Burnet signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_Linda_Druce
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:University_of_Melbourne
gptkb:Walter_and_Eliza_Hall_Institute_of_Medical_Research
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