Background
Hackett, William Earle was born on April 26, 1921 in Cork, Ireland. Son of James Reginald Hackett and Maud (Roxana) Belton. arrived in Australia, 1958.
Hackett, William Earle was born on April 26, 1921 in Cork, Ireland. Son of James Reginald Hackett and Maud (Roxana) Belton. arrived in Australia, 1958.
Bachelor, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1942; Bachelor of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1945; Doctor of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1949.
Director, Irish National Blood Transfusion Svc., Dublin, 1949-1953; reader in clinical pathology, U. Dublin, 1954-1957; medical research fellow, Institute Medical Science, Adelaide, Australia, 1958-1962; deputy director, Institute Medical Science, Australia, 1962-1978; royal commissioner non-medical use of drugs, South Austrlian Government, 1976-1978; consultant pathologist, since 1978. Visiting fellow Australian National University, Canberra, 1982.
Chairman trustees Art Gallery South Australia, Adelaide, 1970-1978. Vice chairman Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney, 1973-1976. Fellow Royal College Pathologists Australasia, Royal Australasian College.Physicians.
Married Eileen Carroll, 1946 (deceased 1988). Children: Jane, Susan, John James.