Person
Kesteven, Hereward Leighton (1881 - 1964)
- Born
- 16 January 1881
Levuka, Fiji - Died
- 18 May 1964
Brighton, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Malacologist, Medical scientist and Physician
Summary
Hereward Kesteven was a technical assistant at the Australian Museum 1903-1907 and a lecturer of physiology at the Sydney Technical College 1908-1913. After graduating in medicine he continued his research in conjunction with his general practice, mainly at Bulahdelah, New South Wales.
Details
Chronology
- 1891
- Life event - Moved to Sydney with his family
- 1903 - 1907
- Career position - Technical Assistant, Australian Museum
- 1909
- Education - BSc, University of Sydney
- 1911
- Education - DSc, University of Sydney
- 1914
- Education - MB, University of Sydney
- 1915 - 1919
- Career event - In general practice in Belmore, New South Wales
- 1916
- Education - MS, University of Sydney
- 1919
- Education - Doctorate of Medicine, University of Sydney
- 1920 - 1936
- Career event - In general practice in Bulahdelah, New South Wales
- 1926 - ?
- Career position - Honorary Zoologist, Australian Museum
- 1936 - ?
- Career position - Medical Director, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- 1942 - 1946
- Career position - Director of Medical Services, Allied Works Council
- 1944
- Award - Walter Burfitt Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1946
- Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne
- 1948 - ?
- Life event - In general practice in Cooktown, Palmwoods, Maroochydore and Brighton, Queensland
Related entries
Archival resources
State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room
- Hereward Leighton Kesteven - Records, 1900 - 1964; State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room. Details
Published resources
Books
- Kesteven, Hereward Leighton: edited by Geoffrey Kesteven [et al.], Dr K - in his own words: memoirs of an Australian medical man 1881-1951: the autobiography of Hereward Leighton Kesteven ([Colo Heights] NSW: James Kesteven, 2009), 82 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Walker, D. R., 'Kesteven, Hereward Leighton (1881-1964)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 9 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 579-580. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090580b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Whitley, G. P., 'Hereward Leighton Kesteven (1881-1964) as a Conchologist', Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 89 (1968), 33-35. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5738304. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/295648502. Details
- 'Kesteven, H Leighton (1881-1964)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465381. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 18 May 2023
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