William Dakin

Background

Dakin was born in Toxteth, a suburb of Liverpool, England in 1883 the son William and Elizabeth Dakin.

Career

His father was a coal merchant. In 1912 Dakin applied and was appointed as the chair of Biology at the recently established University of Western Australia. Before arriving to take his post Dakin married Catherine Lewis in 1913.

While at University of Western Australia Dakin published The Elements of Animal Biology in 1918, chaired the extension committee, twice visited the Houtman Abrolhos and was the president of the Royal Society of Western Australia.

Achievements

• Studying at the University of Liverpool he attained his Bachelor of Science with first class honours in Zoology in 1905, his Master of Science in 1907 and his Doctor of Science in 1911 on osmotic pressure and the blood of fishes.