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Biographical entry Wright, Douglas (1907 - 1990)
- Born
- 7 August 1907
Central Castra, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 28 February 1990
- Occupation
- Pathologist
- Alternative Names
- Wright, Roy (Also known as)
Summary
Douglas (Roy) Wright was Professor of Physiology, University of Melbourne 1939-71 and played a leading role in the direction taken by medical research during that period in Australia. He was Chancellor of the University of Melbourne 1980-89.
Details
Events
- 1937 - 1939
- Career position - Worked with Howard Florey in England
- 1939 - 1971
- Career position - Professor of Physiology at the University of Melbourne
- 1971 - 1975
- Career position - Medical Director of the Peter MacCallum Institute, Melbourne
- 1972 - 1980
- Career position - Deputy Chancellor at the University of Melbourne
- 1980 - 1989
- Career position - Chancellor at the University of Melbourne
Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- (Roy) Douglas Wright - Records, 1933 - 1975; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Books
- McPhee, Peter, The Politics of Knowledge: Towards a Biography of R. D. ('Pansy') Wright, History of the University Project, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 1995, 20 pp. Details
- McPhee, Peter, Pansy: a life of Roy Douglas Wright, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria, 1999, 265 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter, '150 Years, 150 Stories: Roy Douglas Wright', Uni News, vol. 12, no. 6, 2003, p. 4. Details
Online Resources
- 'Wright, Douglas (1907-1990)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474289. Details
See also
- Danks, D.; Duffield, A.; Sargeson, A., 'Berthold Halpern 1923-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 4, 1983, pp. 72-81. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9830540072.htm. Details
- Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter, 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne, Department of History, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 2003, 168 pp. Details
- Glover, W. E., 'Robert Ford Whelan 1922-1984', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 6, no. 3, 1986, pp. 409-421. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9860630409.htm. Details
- Redgrave, T. G., 'Wilfred John Simmonds 1918-1990', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 8, no. 4, 1991, pp. 265-275. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9910840265.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 September 2004
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