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Australian National University

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Founding Date:
1946

Motto:
Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum

Enrollment:
21,000

Official Website:
http://www.anu.edu.au/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Peter C. Doherty
Scientist
 15-Oct-1940   T-cells and antigens
Geoffrey Garrett
Educator
 c. 1958   President of the Pacific Council
Peter Garrett
Musician
 16-Apr-1953   Frontman, Midnight Oil
Martin Indyk
Diplomat
 c. 1951   US Ambassador to Israel, 1995-97, 2000-01
Toby Miller
Sociologist
 9-Aug-1958   Cultural Citizenship
Richard Roxburgh
Actor
 1-Jan-1962   Doing Time for Patsy Cline
Kevin Rudd
Head of State
 21-Sep-1957   Prime Minister of Australia, 2007-10 and 2013
Brian P. Schmidt
Astronomer
 24-Feb-1967   Accelerating universe
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Scientist
 6-Jan-1944   T-cells and antigens

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bart Jan Bok
Astronomer
 28-Apr-1906 5-Aug-1983 Bok globules
David Chalmers
Philosopher
 20-Apr-1966   Philosopher of Consciousness
Manning Clark
Historian
 3-Mar-1915 23-May-1991 A History of Australia
Peter C. Doherty
Scientist
 15-Oct-1940   T-cells and antigens
Keith Dowding
Scholar
 6-May-1960   Rational Choice and Political Power
John Eccles
Scientist
 27-Jan-1903 2-May-1997 Membrane potential of nerves
Mark Elvin
Historian
 18-Aug-1938   The Pattern of the Chinese Past
John C. Harsanyi
Economist
 29-May-1920 9-Aug-2000 Game theory
Michael A. McRobbie
Educator
 11-Oct-1950   President, Indiana University
Mark Oliphant
Physicist
 8-Oct-1901 14-Jul-2000 Deuterium reactions
Brian P. Schmidt
Astronomer
 24-Feb-1967   Accelerating universe

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bart Jan Bok
Astronomer
 28-Apr-1906 5-Aug-1983 Bok globules
John Cockcroft
Physicist
 27-May-1897 18-Sep-1967 Split the atom
Nugget Coombs
Economist
 24-Feb-1906 29-Oct-1997 Banker, proponent of aboriginal rights
Howard Florey
Scientist
 24-Sep-1898 21-Feb-1968 Isolated penicillin
Mark Oliphant
Physicist
 8-Oct-1901 14-Jul-2000 Deuterium reactions




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