Biographical entry Hunter, John Irvine (1898 - 1924)

Summary

John Irvine Hunter was an acclaimed anatomist and Challis Chair of anatomy at the University of Sydney from 1923. He was a brilliant student and was appointed Associate Professor in anatomy, almost immediately after graduating. Hunter went on to produce numerous high quality research articles many on the concept of dual innervation of muscle fibers. He died of typhoid while on a lectureship in England.

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Events

1916 - 1917

Career position - Prosector in Anatomy (at the University of Sydney?)

1917 - 1920

Career position - Medical Tutor at Wesley College

1918 - 1920

Career position - Demonstrator in Anatomy at the University of Sydney

1920

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney

c. 1920 - c. 1923

Career position - Associate Professor of Anatomy at the University of Sydney

1921 - c. 1923

Career position - Overseas study in Britain, USA and Canada

1 March 1923 -

Career position - Challis Chair of Anatomy of the University of Sydney

1924

Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) received from the University of Sydney

October 1924

Career position - Co-presenter of the John B. Murphy oration to the American College of Surgeons

Published resources

Books

• Blunt, M. J., John Irvine Hunter of the Sydney Medical School, 1898-1924, Sydney University Press, Sydney, 1985, 135 pp. Details

Book Sections

• Blunt, Michael J., 'Hunter, John Irvine (1898-1924), Professor of Anatomy', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 408-409. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090405b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Hunter, John Irvine', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468642. Details