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Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant

Memorial Page for Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant

Oct 8, 1901 – Jul 14, 2000(98 years)Died in:Canberra, Australia

Nuclear physicist, Governor of South Australia

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Burial Place

Ascension Parish Burial Ground

Occupation(3)

physicistgovernornuclear physicist

Awards(8)

Hughes MedalRutherford Medal and PrizeFaraday MedalRoyal Society Bakerian MedalJames Cook MedalANZAAS MedalFellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and EngineeringFellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Education(3)

University of AdelaideUniversity of CambridgeUnley High School

Mark Oliphant (* October 8, 1901 in Adelaide; † July 14, 2000 in Canberra) was a nuclear physicist, Governor of South Australia. He was 98 years old. His education included University of Adelaide, University of Cambridge and Unley High School. He received 8 awards, including Hughes Medal, Rutherford Medal and Prize. He was buried at Ascension Parish Burial Ground.

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Born in Adelaide, South Australia

1901

Hughes Medal

1943

Rutherford Medal and Prize

1946

Faraday Medal

1948

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

1953

Royal Society Bakerian Medal

1955

James Cook Medal

1974

ANZAAS Medal

1979

Died in Canberra, Australia

2000

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Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant. Forever remembered.