Biographical entry King, Edgar Samuel John (1900 - 1966)

Summary

Edgar King was Professor of Pathology at the University of Melbourne from 1951 until his death in 1966. His enduring contribution to medical science was in the application of general biological principles to the study of pathology, in particular ovarian tumours, certain chronic diseases of the gall bladder, and tumours of the bone and synovial membranes. He was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 1954.

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Published resources

Book Sections

• Hurley, John V., 'King, Edgar Samuel John (1900-1966), Surgeon and Pathologist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 15, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2000, pp. 21-22. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150027b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• '[Obituary] Edgar Samuel John King', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, vol. 36, no. 1, 1966, pp. 1-4. Details
• King, E. S. J., 'The Story of the Melbourne Medical School of Pathology', Medical Journal of Australia, no. 2, 1951, pp. 101-107. Details
• Sunderland, S., 'Edgar Samuel John King', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, vol. 1, no. 2, 1967, pp. 87-96. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9670120087.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'King, E S J', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-556376. Details
• Sunderland, S., 'Edgar Samuel John King 1900-1966', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/king.html. Details