Emeritus Professor Derek Ashworth Denton AC

Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...

 (born 27 May 1924) is an Australian scientist renowned for his research exploring the nature of consciousness in animals.

He is the founder of the Howard Florey Institute

Howard Florey Institute

The Howard Florey Institute, previously known as the Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiologyand applied research into treatments to combat brain and mind disorders and the cardiovascular system...

, Honorary Professor at the University of Melbourne, a consultant at the Baker Research Institute, and Director Emeritus of the Howard Florey Institute. Denton's latest book is The Primordial Emotions: The Dawning of Consciousness

The Primordial Emotions: The Dawning of Consciousness

The Primordial Emotions: The Dawning of Consciousness is a 2006 book by the Australian neuroscientist Derek Denton. In it Denton argues that, if self-awareness and intentionality are intrinsic to consciousness, the primordial emotions such as thirst, hunger and pain are the likely precursors to...

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Personal life

Derek Denton has been married since 1953 to Dame Margaret Scott

Margaret Scott (dancer)

Dame Catherine Margaret Mary Scott, AC, DBE , best known as Margaret Scott, arrived in Australia in 1947 on tour with the Ballet Rambert and stayed there. She danced with the Sadler's Wells Ballet, appointed a principal dancer in 1941, and Ballet Rambert as a principal from 1943 to 1948...

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External links

audio and transcript of interview