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Biographical entry Duhig, James Vincent (1889 - 1963)
- Born
- 22 November 1889
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 14 April 1963
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Physician and Pathologist
Summary
James Vincent Duhig was an eminent pathologist who was heavily involved in the development of the profession in Australia, especially in Queensland. He established the first pathology laboratories at the Master Misericordiae and Brisbane General Hospitals, was founder of the Red Cross Blood Bank in Queensland and became president of the Association of Clinical Pathologists. Duhig was also a key instigator in the establishment of the School of Medicine at the University of Queensland and the formation of the College of Pathologists of Australia. He was made an honorary member of the later and was the first professor of pathology at former.
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Events
- 1914
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1917 - 1919
- Career position - Medical Officer with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in Europe
- April 1919 - July 1919
- Education - Postgraduate work (four months) at King's College Hospital, London
- 1920
- Career position - Pathology laboratories established at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital
- 1920 - c. 1937
- Career position - Pathologist at Wickham Terrace
- 1924
- Career position - Pathology laboratories established in the Brisbane General Hospital
- 1938 - 1947
- Career position - Inaugural Professor of Pathology at the University of Queensland
Published resources
Books
- Gregory, Helen, Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940, University of Queensland Library, St Lucia, 1987, 180 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Leggett, C. A. C., 'Duhig, James Vincent (1889-1963)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 359-360. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080383b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Duhig, J V', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-597260. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 10 October 2006
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