Edward Charles Charles Slater

Background

Slater, Edward Charles was born on January 16, 1917 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Edward Brunton and Violet (Podmore) Slater.

Education

Student, Geelong (Victoria) College, 1934. Bachelor of Science, Melbourne University, 1938. Master of Science, Melbourne University, 1939.

Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, Cambridge (England) University, 1960. Doctor of Science (honorary), Southampton University, 1990. Doctor of Science in Biology (honorary), Bari University, 1998.

Career

Demonstrator University Melbourne, 1938-1939. Biochemist Australian Institute Anatomy, Canberra, Australia, 1939-1946. Research fellow Molteno Institute Cambridge University, 1946-1955.

Professor, director Laboratory Biochemistry, University Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 1955-1985. Honorary professor University Southampton (England), 1985-1991. Consultant World Bank, 1983-1988.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Bachelor of Business Administration, Story of a Biochemical Journal, 1985. Managing editor Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, since 1957. Contributor articles to professional publications.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society London, Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Member American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (honorary), Netherlands Bio-chemical Society (honorary), Bio-chemical Society (honorary), Japanese Bio-chemical Society (honorary), Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, Dutch Company of Scientists, Royal Academy Medical Belgium (honorary foreign member), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (foreign member), Australian Academy of Sciences (correspondent), Argentina Academy of Sciences (correspondent), International Union Biochemistry (treasurer 1971-1979, 99-2000, president 1988-1991), European Molecular Biology Organization, Royal Lymington Yacht Club.

Interests

• Yachting, skiing.

Connections

Married Marion Winifred Hutley, August 3, 1940. 1 child, Ann Catherine.

Father:

Edward Brunton Slater

Mother:

Violet (Podmore) Slater

Spouse:

Marion Winifred Hutley

child:

Ann Catherine Slater