Graeme Clark

Professor Graeme Clark AC AO (born 16 August 1935) pioneered the multiple-channel cochlear implant which has brought hearing and speech understanding to tens of thousands of people with severe-to-profound hearing loss in more than 80 countries. He is the founder of the Bionic Ear Institute, which has a Cooperative Research Centre agreement with Cochlear Limited.

He was also appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia, made a Fellow of the Royal Society, and has won numerous awards including the Australian Father Of The Year award in 2004 and the Centenary Medal in 2003.

Clark was born 16 August, 1935 in Camden, New South Wales to Colin M Clark and Dorothy May Thomas. He was educated at Sydney Boys High School, The Scots College and the University of Sydney.[1]

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "CLARK Graeme Milbourne". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Check date values in: `|year= / |date= mismatch` (help); `|access-date=` requires `|url=` (help)

## External links[edit | edit source]

* Graeme Clark CV
* University of Melbourne personal page
* Bionic Ear Institute page about Graeme Clark
* ABC Profile

## Source[edit | edit source]

* Prentis, Malcolm. "Great Australian Presbyterians: The Game". Uniting Church in Australia. Retrieved 2007-03-07.

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