# Beryl Splatt

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Australian biochemist

Beryl Splatt MBE Born 1902 (1902) Perth, Australia Died 1982 (aged 79–80) St Kilda, Australia Occupation Biochemist Parent(s) Maud Rebecca Pickering and William James Splatt

**Beryl Audrey Pickering Splatt**, [MBE](/source/Member_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (1902-1982) was an Australian biochemist. She was born in 1902 in [Perth](/source/Perth), Australia. Her parents, Maud Rebecca Pickering from Victoria and William James Splatt from Perth, had married in July 1898 in Perth.

Perhaps her interest in science was imparted by her father, a partner in the Electrical Engineers and Contractors, Splatt. Wall, and Co.[1] In any event, Splatt graduated with an MSc from the [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne) and was a member of the Victorian Women Graduates Association.[2] Following postgraduate work at [Middlesex Hospital](/source/Middlesex_Hospital), London, which she undertook on a Carnegie Grant, Beryl Splatt returned to Melbourne. She worked as a biochemist and metabolist at [Royal Melbourne Hospital](/source/Royal_Melbourne_Hospital) from 1923 to 1964 and also as a clinical biochemistry demonstrator at the University of Melbourne (1940 - 1961). During this time she was also a committee member of the [Red Cross](/source/Australian_Red_Cross) Blood Transfusion Service and a member of the Royal Melbourne Clinical School. Splatt was the inaugural President of the Association of Hospital Scientists of Victoria.[3]

She died in [St Kilda, Victoria](/source/St_Kilda%2C_Victoria), Australia in 1982.

## Published works

- Beryl Splatt, 'The Liver Glycogen After Partial Pancreatectomy in the Guinea Pig', *Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science* (1927) **4,** 213–219.

- NH Fairley and B Splatt, 'I. Venom Yields in Australian Poisonous Snakes', *[Medical Journal of Australia](/source/Medical_Journal_of_Australia)*, (1929), **1:11**, 336-348.

- PL Basely, Rachel Jokorowicz and Beryl Splatt, 'Dose Rates and Blood Concentrations of Sulphanilamide in Horses', *The [Australian Veterinary Journal](/source/Australian_Veterinary_Journal)*, (1939), **15**, 199-205.

## Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

On 1 January 1965, Splatt was appointed a Member of the [Order of the British Empire](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) (OBE - Civil) in recognition of her work in the Biochemistry Department of Melbourne Hospital.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "Electric Elevators". *The Daily News*. 23 August 1905.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Women Graduates Bid Farewell to Their President"](https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10450-28904676/argus-melbourne-vic?trp=&trn=organic_google&trl=). *Argus*. 4 September 1937. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Biographical Entry"](http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004143b.htm). *Encyclopaedia of Australian Science*. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Splatt, Beryl Audrey Pickering"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/754081).

Authority control databases: People Trove Australian Women's Register

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