Person
Blood, Douglas Charles (1920 - 2013)
OBE
- Born
- 24 April 1920
- Died
- 6 June 2013
- Occupation
- Veterinarian
Summary
Douglas Blood was appointed Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne in 1962. He retired in 1985 and was recipient of the Schofield Medal (University of Guelph) and the Gilruth Prize (Australian Veterinary Association). Blood was educated at the universities of Sydney (BVSc) and Melbourne (MVSc).
Details
Chronology
- 1962 - 1968
- Career position - Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Melbourne
- 1962 - 1969
- Career position - Dean of the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne
- 1981
- Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 1983
- Award - Gilruth Prize for Meritorious Service to Veterinary Science received from the Australian Veterinary Association
- 1985
- Award - Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Hinchcliff, Kenneth, 'Professor Douglas Blood 1920-2013', Australian Veterinary Journal, 92 (10) (2014), 367. Details
Resources
- 'Blood, D C', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-793851. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DVSc, 1985', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 February 2018
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