Biographical entry Gilruth, John Anderson (1871 - 1937)

Summary

John Anderson Gilruth was Professor of Veterinary Pathology and Director of the Veterinary Research Institute, University of Melbourne from 1908. He was Administrator of the Northern Territory 1912-20 and later Chief of the Division of Animal Health, CSIR. Earlier, from 1893, Gilruth was a government veterinary surgeon in New Zealand becoming Chief Veterinarian and Bacteriologist in 1897.

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• John Anderson Gilruth - Records, 1890 - 1954, MS 7; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• In the Public Interest (television program) - Transcripts, July 1973, MS 3794; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

• Clunies Ross, I., John Anderson Gilruth: the influence of his life and work on the development of the Livestock Industries of the Commonwealth, Queensland University Press, Brisbane, 1956. Details

Book Sections

• Powell, Alan, 'Gilruth, John Anderson (1871-1937), Veterinary Scientist and Adminstrator', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 17-19. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090017b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• 'Gilruth's Work in New Zealand, 1893-1908', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 13, 1937, pp. 104-107. Details
• 'John Anderson Gilruth', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 13, 1937, pp. 94-103. Details
• Albiston, H.E., 'Selected Bibliography of Scientific Papers by Dr. J. A. Gilruth', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 13, 1937, pp. 118-120. Details
• Bull, L. B., 'Gilruth as a Teacher', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 13, 1937, pp. 110-112. Details
• Francis, J., 'Dr J. A. Gilruth and Sir Ian Clunies Ross - Veterinary Science in Australia 1952-84: Some Personal Reflections', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 61, 1984, pp. 372-374. Details
• Gilruth, J. A., 'Recent Contributions to Veterinary Science by Australian and New Zealand Workers. Presidential Address', Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. xxiii, 1937, pp. 289-306. Details
• Mackerras, I. M., 'Gilruth's Part in Sheep Blowfly Research', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 13, 1937, pp. 116-118. Details
• Sweet, Georgina, 'Gilruth and the Melbourne University Veterinary School and the Research Institute. 1909-1912', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 13, 1937, pp. 108-110. Details
• Turner, A. W., 'Gilruth's Work with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1929-1936', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 13, 1937, pp. 112-115. Details

Online Resources

• 'Gilruth, John Anderson - Ms 7', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms007.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Gilruth, J A', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-554369. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000441. Details
• French, E. L. and Stewart, D.F., 'Lionel Bately Bull, 1889-1978', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 4, 1983, pp. 90-110. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9830540090.htm. Details
• French, E. L. and Stewart, D.F., 'Lionel Bately Bull, 1889-1978', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 4, 1983, pp. 90-110. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9830540090.htm. Details
• French, E. L. and Sutherland, A. K., 'Arthur William Turner 1900-1989', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 9, no. 1, 1992, pp. 49-63. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9920910049.htm. Details
• Norris, K. R., 'Ian Murray Mackerras 1898-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 2, 1981, pp. 98-114. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9810520098.htm. Details