Quick Facts

• NAME: Macfarlane Burnet
• OCCUPATION: Biologist
• BIRTH DATE: September 03, 1899
• DEATH DATE: August 31, 1985
• EDUCATION: University of Melbourne, Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, University of London
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Traralgon, Australia
• PLACE OF DEATH: Melbourne, Australia
• Full Name: Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Best Known For

Macfarlane Burnet was an Australian physician and researcher who made groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of immunology and virology.