William Hayes

Irish geneticist, physician and microbiologist (1913-1994)
Person human Q8011062
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Summary

William Hayes was born on January 18, 1913[1], in Rathfarnham[2]. He died on January 7, 1994[3], in Sydney[4]. He worked as a military physician[5], geneticist[6], biologist[7], microbiologist[8], and physician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1930[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[12]
  • Employer: University of Edinburgh[13], Australian National University[14]
  • Educated at: School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin[15]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[16], Leeuwenhoek Lecture[17], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[18], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[19], Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture[20], Mendel Medal[21]
  • Member of: Royal Society[22], Australian Academy of Science[23], Royal Society of Edinburgh[24]
  • Sex or gender: male[25]
  • Military branch: British Army[26]
  • Family name: Hayes[27]
  • Given name: William[28]
  • Described at URL: https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/biographical-memoirs/william-hayes-1913-1994[29]
  • Different from: William Hayes[30]

FAQs

Where was William Hayes born?

William Hayes was born in Rathfarnham[2].

Where did William Hayes die?

William Hayes died in Sydney[4].

What did William Hayes do for work?

William Hayes worked as a military physician[5], geneticist[6], biologist[7], microbiologist[8], and physician[9].

Where did William Hayes go to school?

William Hayes was educated at School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin[15].

What awards did William Hayes receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[16], Leeuwenhoek Lecture[17], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[18], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[19].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . science.org.au. science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . science.org.au. science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . genetics.org.uk. genetics.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Occupation → military physician, geneticist, biologist +2
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    Embo member id → william-hayes
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