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Most Famous Australian Scientists & Academics
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Australia 2,671
9,248 EB Elizabeth Blackburn Australian Biologist b. 1948
11,191 BM 
Barry Marshall Australian Physician b. 1951
Barry Marshall Australian Physician b. 1951 17,311 MO 
Mark Oliphant Australian Physicist 1901–2000
Mark Oliphant Australian Physicist 1901–2000 25,758 RD 
Raymond Dart Australian Anthropologist 1893–1988
Raymond Dart Australian Anthropologist 1893–1988 35,788 TB Thomas Brisbane Australian Astronomer 1773–1860
47,076 ED 
Edgeworth David Australian Geologist 1858–1934
Edgeworth David Australian Geologist 1858–1934 57,172 EK 
Elizabeth Kenny Australian Nurse 1880–1952
Elizabeth Kenny Australian Nurse 1880–1952 88,781 SW Samuel Warren Carey Australian Geologist 1911–2002
96,103 RH 
Robert Hanbury Brown Australian Physicist 1916–2002
Robert Hanbury Brown Australian Physicist 1916–2002 107,425 GM Gregory Mathews Australian Ornithologist 1876–1949
113,054 JB 
John Burton Cleland Australian Botanist 1878–1971
John Burton Cleland Australian Botanist 1878–1971 121,196 DW 
David Warren (inventor) Australian Chemist 1925–2010
David Warren (inventor) Australian Chemist 1925–2010 128,729 GC Graeme Clark (doctor) Australian Professor b. 1935
143,939 AG 
Alex George Australian Botanist b. 1939
Alex George Australian Botanist b. 1939 146,893 JD 
James Drummond (botanist) Australian Botanist 1787–1863
James Drummond (botanist) Australian Botanist 1787–1863 148,300 RD Richard Dalitz Australian Physicist 1925–2006
161,043 JC 
John Cade Australian Psychiatrist 1912–1980
John Cade Australian Psychiatrist 1912–1980 171,722 RE 
Rica Erickson Australian Botanist 1908–2009
Rica Erickson Australian Botanist 1908–2009 178,539 JW 
Justin Wolfers Australian Economist b. 1972
Justin Wolfers Australian Economist b. 1972 197,612 VB 
Vivian Bullwinkel Australian Nurse 1915–2000
Vivian Bullwinkel Australian Nurse 1915–2000 203,150 RS Reg Sprigg Australian Palaeontologist 1919–1994
211,036 LA Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson Australian Botanist 1925–1997
217,832 GW 
Geordie Williamson Australian Mathematician b. 1981
Geordie Williamson Australian Mathematician b. 1981 241,669 CF Charles Fraser (botanist) Australian Botanist 1788–1831
257,861 AC Alexander Collie Australian Botanist 1793–1835
259,232 RA Rupert Allan Willis Australian Oncologist 1898–1980
271,842 NJ Neil J. Gunther Australian Physicist b. 1950
273,868 WE William Edward Hanley Stanner Australian Anthropologist 1905–1981
279,742 AW 
Alan Walsh (physicist) Australian Physicist 1916–1998
Alan Walsh (physicist) Australian Physicist 1916–1998 294,067 PC Peter Corris Australian Academic 1942–2018
295,808 LT 
Laszlo Toth Australian Geologist 1938–2012
Laszlo Toth Australian Geologist 1938–2012 305,260 VG Vadim Gerasimov Australian Engineer b. 1969
306,082 HD 
Henry Deane (engineer) Australian Engineer 1847–1924
Henry Deane (engineer) Australian Engineer 1847–1924 310,629 FJ 
Francis James Gillen Australian Anthropologist 1855–1912
Francis James Gillen Australian Anthropologist 1855–1912 313,760 WM Walter Murdoch Australian Academic 1874–1970
324,663 TT 
Theodore Thomson Flynn Australian Zoologist 1883–1968
Theodore Thomson Flynn Australian Zoologist 1883–1968 355,436 EC Edwin Cheel Australian Botanist 1872–1951
356,193 HB 
Henry Burrell Australian Naturalist 1873–1945
Henry Burrell Australian Naturalist 1873–1945 364,519 RH Rita Harradence Australian Biochemist 1915–2012
369,794 HP Harry Poulos Australian Engineer b. 1940
387,927 WV 
William Vincent Fitzgerald Australian Botanist 1867–1929
William Vincent Fitzgerald Australian Botanist 1867–1929 389,102 GB 
Gavin Brown (academic) Australian Mathematician 1942–2010
Gavin Brown (academic) Australian Mathematician 1942–2010 395,705 FH 
Frederick Holder Australian Teacher 1850–1909
Frederick Holder Australian Teacher 1850–1909 403,163 JD John Dryzek Australian Academic b. 1953
403,222 WE 
William Edward Harney Australian Naturalist 1895–1962
William Edward Harney Australian Naturalist 1895–1962 431,031 EJ E. J. G. Pitman Australian Mathematician 1897–1993
438,848 RE 
Ronald Ekers Australian Astronomer b. 1941
Ronald Ekers Australian Astronomer b. 1941 445,729 DH Desmond Herbert Australian Botanist 1898–1976
461,526 FW F.E. Williams Australian Anthropologist 1893–1943
463,854 UM 
Ursula McConnel Australian Anthropologist 1888–1957
Ursula McConnel Australian Anthropologist 1888–1957
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