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Frank Fenner

1914 - 2010

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Frank John Fenner (21 December 1914 – 22 November 2010) was an Australian scientist with a distinguished career in the field of virology. His two greatest achievements are cited as overseeing the eradication of smallpox, and the attempted control of Australia's rabbit plague through the introduction of Myxoma virus. The Australian Academy of Science awards annually the prestigious Fenner Medal for distinguished research in biology by a scientist under 40 years of age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Fenner is the 1,066th most popular biologist (down from 1,049th in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 456th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Australian Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Frank Fenner ranks 1,066 out of 1,097. Before him are Austin Stevens, William Bartram, Sidney Dillon Ripley, Irene Pepperberg, Storrs L. Olson, and Rita R. Colwell. After him are Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, Eugenie Clark, Pamela C. Rasmussen, Fanny Hesse, and Maurice Kottelat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Frank Fenner ranks 411. Before him are Reidar Kvammen, Ernest Tubb, Zachary Scott, Jane Randolph, Mack Robinson, and Tex Beneke. After him are Paul Russo, Ellen Drew, Joan Marsh, Fred Clark, Randall Jarrell, and Alan Cranston. Among people deceased in 2010, Frank Fenner ranks 458. Before him are John Dankworth, Jimmy Dean, Kate McGarrigle, Anna Samokhina, Nodar Kumaritashvili, and Gil Merrick. After him are Jacinto Villalba, William B. Saxbe, Rajeshwari Chatterjee, Jim Fuchs, Walter Frederick Morrison, and June Havoc.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Frank Fenner ranks 492 out of 1,143. Before him are Brenton Thwaites (1989), Frank Farina (1964), Sylvia Lance Harper (1895), Christopher Clark (1960), Virgil Donati (1958), and John Pyper-Ferguson (1964). After him are Josephine Langford (1997), Les Murray (1938), Phil Dent (1950), Chilla Porter (1936), Monica Mayhem (1978), and Stuart O'Grady (1973).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Australia

Among biologists born in Australia, Frank Fenner ranks 6. Before him are Macfarlane Burnet (1899), Elizabeth Blackburn (1948), David Bruce (1855), Robert May, Baron May of Oxford (1936), and David A. Sinclair (1969). After him are Suzanne Cory (1942).

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