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Peter Orlebar Bishop

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Peter Orlebar Bishop
Born14 June 1917
Died3 June 2012
Known forstudy of the mammalian visual system
Scientific career
Fieldsneurophysiology

Peter Bishop (14 June 1917 — 3 June 2012) was an Australian neurophysiologist whose research involved study of the mammalian visual system.

He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1967[1] and Fellow of the Royal Society in 1977.[2] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1985 in recognition of his contribution to physiology.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Bishop". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ Pettigrew, Jack D.; Dreher, Bogdan (2018). "Peter Orlebar Bishop. 14 June 1917—3 June 2012". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 64: 51–68. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2017.0046. S2CID 79515504.
  3. ^ "Emeritus Professor Peter Orlebar BISHOP". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 5 October 2024.