Basil Hetzel
Australian medical researcher · Australia · On the map · Doctors · Lived 1922 to 2017 · aged 94
The Hon. Basil Stuart Hetzel was an Australian medical researcher who made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency, a major cause of goitre and cretinism worldwide.
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2017Died4 February 20172009Pollin Prize for Pediatric ResearchAward2008Prince Mahidol AwardAward2004Australian National Living TreasureAward1990Companion of the Order of AustraliaAward1981Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and EngineeringAward1922Born13 June 1922
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Australia
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1922 to 2017 · aged 94
