Person
Wilkinson, Herbert John (1891 - 1963)
- Born
- 15 December 1891
Norwood, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 15 February 1963
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Anatomist and Medical researcher
Summary
Herbert Wilkinson was Foundation Professor of Anatomy (1936-1959) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1936-1938, 1954-1957) at University of Queensland. Previously he had lectured in anatomy and histology at the University of Adelaide and at the University of Sydney. Wilkinson became an expert in neuromuscular research.
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Chronology
- 1907 - 1916
- Career position - Various apprentice teaching jobs in South Australia
- 1914
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Adelaide
- 1916 - c. 1920
- Career position - Teacher at Sydney Grammar School
- 1925
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
- c. 1926 - 1930
- Career position - Lecturer in Anatomy and Histology at the University of Sydney
- 1927
- Award - Peter Bancroft prize for research in medicine received
- 1928 - 1930
- Award - Rockefeller Foundation fellowship received to study in Europe and the United States of America
- 1930
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1930 - 1936
- Career position - Professor of Anatomy and Histology at the University of Adelaide
- 1934
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) received from the University of Adelaide
- 1936 - 1938
- Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland
- 1936 - 1959
- Career position - Foundation Professor of Anatomy at the University of Queensland
- 1944
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) received from the University of Queensland
- 1954 - 1957
- Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland
- 1959 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland
Published resources
Books
- Gregory, Helen, Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 (St Lucia: University of Queensland Library, 1987), 180 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Kenny, Geoffrey, 'Wilkinson, Herbert John (1891-1963), Anatomist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds, vol. 16 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 547-548. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160651b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24246099. Details
- 'Wilkinson, Herbert John (1891-1963)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463867. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 August 2019
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