Basil hetzel biography

Basil Stuart Hetzel AC (13 June – 4 February ) was an Australian medical researcher who made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency.

The Hon Dr Basil Hetzel AC was a medical researcher who has made a significant contribution to public health worldwide through his research.

Basil Hetzel was born in London but moved to Adelaide as a child.

Basil Hetzel is an Australian medical pioneer, and one of the National Trust's Living Treasures.

Born: Golders Green, London, England ; Died: 4 February Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ; Occupation: Medical scientist and University.

Basil Hetzel was born in London but moved to Adelaide as a child.!

Basil Hetzel

Australian medical researcher

Basil Stuart HetzelAC (13 June 1922 – 4 February 2017) was an Australian medical researcher who made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency, a major cause of goitre and cretinism worldwide.

Early life and education

Hetzel was born in London to Elinor Hetzel (née Watt) and Kenneth Stuart Hetzel, an anaesthetist. Hetzel's parents were originally from South Australia but in London at the time while Kenneth worked at the University College Hospital.

Basil Stuart Hetzel AC was an Australian medical researcher who made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency, a major cause of goitre and cretinism worldwide.

They returned to Adelaide in 1925. There he, along with his brother Peter (born 1924), was schooled at King's College and St Peter's College, Adelaide.^[1]

Hetzel studied medicine at the University of Adelaide from 1940 to 1944.

As a medical student, he was granted reserved occupation status during World War II. He later applied to join the Royal Australian Air Force as a medical officer but was denied on grounds of being unfit due to a long bout of pulmonary tuberc