36 moments

1. Birth in Traralgon

   1899-09-03 · Traralgon, Victoria, Australia

   Burnet was born in Traralgon in eastern Victoria, where his father managed the local Colonial Bank branch.

2. Family move to Terang

   1909-01-01 · Terang, Victoria, Australia

   As a child, Burnet moved with his family to Terang, where his sustained interest in natural history and beetle collecting developed. The source gives the year but not a more precise date.

3. Boarder at Geelong College

   1913-01-01 · Geelong College, Newtown, Victoria, Australia

   Burnet began boarding at Geelong College on a full scholarship; he completed his schooling there in 1916. The source identifies Geelong College in the immediately preceding text.

4. University and Ormond College residence

   1918-01-01 · Ormond College, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

   Burnet began medical studies at the University of Melbourne and lived at Ormond College under a residential scholarship.

5. Research at the Lister Institute

   1925-01-01 · Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, England, United Kingdom

   In London, Burnet held a research-support position at the Lister Institute and developed his bacteriophage research. The source section dates his Lister Institute period to 1925-1927; this card uses the first supported year.

6. Departure for English laboratory training

   1925-06-01 · Australia

   Burnet departed Australia for England as a ship's surgeon, beginning overseas scientific training. The departure point is supported only as Australia; the coordinate is a representative national point.

7. Book purchase in Paris

   1927-07-01 · Paris, France

   While based in Europe, Burnet was in Paris and bought Félix d'Hérelle's expanded work on bacteriophages, a book that informed subsequent experiments.

8. Return to Melbourne and Hall Institute work

   1928-01-01 · Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

   After completing his London doctorate, Burnet returned to Australia and resumed bacteriological work at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. The institute's Melbourne location is established by the section heading and the memoir's account of his return to Melbourne.

9. National Institute for Medical Research fellowship

   1932-01-01 · National Institute for Medical Research, Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom

   Burnet worked on animal virology at the National Institute for Medical Research in Hampstead during a two-year fellowship. The dated section heading establishes his institutional placement; the source gives a 1932-1933 period rather than a precise arrival date.

10. Return to Melbourne as assistant director

    1934-01-01 · Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    

    Burnet returned to Melbourne and became assistant director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, leading its virus section. The source dates the assistant-director period to 1934-1943.

11. Charles Mackay Lecture

    1941-01-01 · Australian Institute of Anatomy, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    Burnet delivered the Charles Mackay Lecture at the Australian Institute of Anatomy during the Second World War period of his influenza research. The annual lectureship list supplies year and venue but not a day or month.

12. Dunham Lectures at Harvard

    1944-01-01 · Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    

    On his first trip to the United States, Burnet delivered the Dunham Lectures at Harvard University and was offered a chair there. The source gives the year, not a more precise lecture date.

13. Visit to Fort Bragg

    1944-01-01 · Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States

    During his American visit, Burnet met scientists working on influenza at the U.S. military facility at Fort Bragg. The source gives the year through the preceding sentence describing his 1944 trip.

14. Herter Lectures at Johns Hopkins

    1950-01-01 · Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Burnet delivered the Herter Lectures at Johns Hopkins University during an international lecture itinerary. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

15. Dyer Award Lecture at NIH

    1952-01-01 · National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

    Burnet gave the Dyer Award Lecture at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

16. Woodward Lecture at Yale

    1952-01-01 · Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

    Burnet delivered the Woodward Lecture at Yale University while his international standing in virology and immunology was growing. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

17. Litchfield Lecture at Oxford

    1954-01-01 · University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

    Burnet delivered the Litchfield Lecture at Oxford University. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

18. Price Lecture in Edinburgh

    1954-01-01 · Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Burnet delivered the Price Lecture at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

19. Wyckoff Lecture at New York University

    1956-01-01 · New York University, New York City, New York, United States

    Burnet delivered the Wyckoff Lecture at New York University. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

20. Cutter Lecture at Harvard

    1958-01-01 · Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Burnet returned to Harvard University to give the Cutter Lecture. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

21. Croonian Lectures in London

    1959-01-01 · Royal College of Physicians, London, England, United Kingdom

    Burnet delivered the Croonian Lectures at the Royal College of Physicians in London. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

22. Herstein Medical Lectures at Stanford

    1960-01-01 · Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States

    Burnet delivered the Herstein Medical Lectures at Stanford University. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

23. Nobel-year visit to Stockholm

    1960-01-01 · Stockholm, Sweden

    

    Burnet was photographed in Stockholm in the year he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Peter Medawar. The source is an image caption and supports Stockholm and year, but not a more precise date or venue.

24. Chouke Lecture in Philadelphia

    1962-01-01 · College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Burnet delivered the Chouke Lecture at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

25. Regular Papua New Guinea visits begin

    1962-01-01 · Territory of Papua and New Guinea

    As chairman of the Papua New Guinea Medical Research Advisory Committee, Burnet began regular visits to the Territory related to research on kuru and medical research development. The source supports repeated visits across a broad territory from 1962 to 1969; coordinates are a representative point for Papua New Guinea.

26. Aschoff Lecture in Freiburg

    1963-01-01 · University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Burnet gave the Aschoff Lecture in Freiburg, Germany. The memoir misspells Freiburg as “Freisburg”; coordinates use the identifiable intended city. The lecture list gives the year only.

27. Sommer Memorial Lectures in Portland

    1964-01-01 · Portland, Oregon, United States

    Burnet gave the Sommer Memorial Lectures in Portland, Oregon. The lecture list gives the year and city but no day or month.

28. Foundation chairmanship in London

    1966-01-01 · Commonwealth Foundation, London, England, United Kingdom

    After retirement from the Hall Institute directorship, Burnet undertook the founding chairmanship of the Commonwealth Foundation in London. The source supports a London-based role from 1966 to 1969; this card uses its starting year.

29. Noranda Lecture at Expo 67

    1967-01-01 · Expo 67 site, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Burnet delivered the Noranda Lecture at Expo 67 in Montreal. The memoir's text uses the spellings “Expo' 67” and “Montral”; the location is standardized to Montreal. The lecture list gives the year only.

30. Oscar Mendelsohn Lecture at Monash

    1971-01-01 · Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    Burnet delivered the inaugural Oscar Mendelsohn Lecture at Monash University, where he advocated positions on population, environmental policy, and social issues. The source gives the year but not a more precise date.

31. Sir Douglas Robb Lectures in Auckland

    1973-01-01 · University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Burnet delivered the Sir Douglas Robb Lectures at the University of Auckland. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

32. Lecture tour of California

    1975-01-01 · California, United States

    

    Following the death of his first wife, Burnet travelled to California to deliver a lecture series. The source identifies California but not particular cities or venues; coordinates are a representative statewide point.

33. MacArthur Postgraduate Lecture in Edinburgh

    1975-01-01 · University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Burnet also delivered the MacArthur Postgraduate Lecture at the University of Edinburgh. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

34. Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky Memorial Lectures

    1978-01-01 · Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    Burnet delivered the Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky Memorial Lectures at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The memoir misspells Weizmann as “Wiezmann”; coordinates use the identifiable intended institution. The lecture list gives the year only.

35. William S. Paley Lecture in New York

    1980-01-01 · NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York City, New York, United States

    Burnet delivered the William S. Paley Lecture at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. The lecture list gives the year and institution but no day or month.

36. Death at his son's home

    1985-08-31 · Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia

    

    Burnet died at his son's home in Port Fairy after terminal cancer. The memoir gives the date as August 31 in its 1985 death account.