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Date of Birth
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15-October-1940
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Place of Birth
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Brisbane
(Australia, Queensland, Oceania)
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Nationality
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Australia
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Also know as
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Peter Charles Doherty
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Profession
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Scientist, Researcher, Veterinarian, Immunologist
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Peter Charles Doherty AC is an Australian veterinary surgeon and researcher in the field of medicine. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel in 1996 and was named Australian of the Year in 1997. In the Australia Day Honours of 1997, he was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his work with Zinkernagel. Zinkernagel was named an honorary Companion. He is also a National Trust Australian Living Treasure. He had a younger brother named Ian and had two parents named Linda and Eric. He skipped a grade in school and entered the University of Queensland when he was 17.
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