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 The Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The academy is modelled after the Royal Soci ...

in 1967 and Fellow of the

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in 1977. He was appointed an

Officer of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarch ...

in 1985 in recognition of his contribution to physiology.

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1917 births 2012 deaths Neurophysiologists Fellows of the Royal Society Australia Prize recipients {{Neuroscientist-stub Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Officers of the Order of Australia