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Life Summary

Name	Richard Charles Nairn
Born	18 November, 1919 West Derby, Lancashire, England
Died	1 August, 1995 (aged 75) Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Cause of Death	stroke
Cultural Heritage	English Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1963-1984) Victoria, Australia immunologist (1963-1984) Victoria, Australia pathologist (1963-1984) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Crawford Mollison prize in pathology (AMA) (recipient, 1973) Crawford Mollison prize in pathology (AMA) (recipient, 1974)
Legacies *	Nairn prize in immunology (Monash University) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Australasian Society for Immunology (member) British Society of Immunology (member) Royal College of Pathologists (London) (fellow, 1963-1984) Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (fellow, 1963-1984) Royal Society of Edinburgh (Scotland) (fellow, 1965-1984) Crawford Mollison prize in pathology (AMA) (recipient, 1972) Royal Australasian College of Physicians (fellow, 1974-1984)
Workplaces *	Alfred Hospital (Melbourne) (honorary consultant pathologist) Prince Henry's Hospital (Melbourne) (honorary consultant pathologist) Queen Victoria Medical Centre (Melbourne) (honorary consultant pathologist) Royal Southern Memorial Hospital (Caulfield, Melbourne) (honorary consultant pathologist) Monash University (medicine) (academic, 1963-1984) Wild Leitz Australia Pty Ltd (company director, 1984-1989) Wild Leitz Australia Pty Ltd (consultant, 1984-1989)

* Dates are approximate