Bede Morris

Bede Morris FAA (10 June 19272 July 1988) was an Australian immunologist. He was notable for his research into the lymphatic system, lipid metabolism, the immune system, and reproductive biology, and his pioneering use of sheep and cattle as experimental animals.

Early life

Morris was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, the younger of two sons of Grainger and Evelyn Jean Morris Chapple.

In 1945, soon after turning 18, Morris enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, but did not see active service, the war having ended while he was still in training. He was selected for officer training, but instead left the army to study veterinary science under the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme.

In 1960 Morris was a foundation councillor of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society. In 1969 he was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and served on its council (19771980), as vice-president (19791980), and treasurer (19811985).

In 1986 he wrote a book on French photography, Images : illusion and reality, a catalogue to the exhibition of the same title. The exhibition was jointly sponsored by the Australian Academy of Science, the Academie de Sciences and the Societe francaise de photographie.

He died in a car accident on 2 July 1988 at Fontainebleau,

The Bede Morris Memorial Refresher Course for Veterinarians at the University of Sydney (a course which Morris helped set up in 1978) was named in his memory after his death.