Person
Gunn, Reginald Montagu Cairns (1893 - 1974)
- Born
- 19 October 1893
Petersham, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 1 July 1974
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Veterinary scientist
Summary
Rex Gunn was Professor of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney 1948-1958, after having been Lecturer in veterinary anatomy and surgery 1922-1944 and Reader 1944-1946. As Professor and Dean of the Faculty for two terms he had a major role in raising standards at the University of Sydney veterinary school. He was a world authority on the fertility of rams and pioneered early work of sheep breeding. He was the first to discover the adverse effects of Australia's hot dry climate on the fertility of merino rams. Gunn served with the Australian Imperial Forces during WWI and retained his association with the veterinary corps of the Australian military forces between the wars. He was actively involved with professional organisations, serving as President of the Veterinary Association of New South Wales in 1926 and the Australian Veterinary Association 1941-1944. In 1955 and in retirement he was an advisor the New Zealand Government of the establishment of a veterinary school and to the F.A.O.
Details
Chronology
- 1915
- Education - BAgSc, University of Sydney
- 1915 - 1919
- Military service - Served with the Australian Imperial Forces
- 1921
- Education - BSc, University of Edinburgh
- 1921
- Education - Diploma and Member, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- 1921 - 1945
- Career position - Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy and Surgery, University of Sydney
- 1926
- Career position - President, Veterinary Association of New South Wales
- 1927 - 1958
- Career position - Honorary Veterinary Surgeon, Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
- 1929
- Education - BVSc, University of Sydney
- 1935
- Education - DVSc, University of Sydney
- 1937 - 1943
- Career position - Honorary Treasurer, Australian Veterinary Association, and Business Manager, Australian Veterinary Journal
- 1938 - 1939
- Career position - President, Medical Science Club
- 1939
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
- 1941 - 1944
- Career position - President, Australian Veterinary Association
- 1942 - 1950
- Career position - President, Veterinary Surgeons Board
- 1945 - 1947
- Career position - Reader, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
- 1948 - 1958
- Career position - Professor of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
- 1954
- Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- 1954 - 1958
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
- 1957 - 1958
- Career position - President, Medical Science Club
- 1958
- Life event - Retired
Related entries
Archival resources
University of Sydney, Archives
- Reginald Montagu Cairns Gunn - Records, 1912 - 1964, P 78; University of Sydney, Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Taylor, Robert I., 'Gunn, Reginald Montagu Cairns (1893-1974), Professor of Veterinary Science' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 14 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1996), pp. 342-343. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140390b.htm. Details
Edited Books
- Egerton, John ed., Veterinary research at the University of Sydney: the first century (Sydney: University of Sydney Press, 2016), 431 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: Reginald Montague Cairns Gunn, ED, DVSc, BScAgr, BSc, FRCVS', Australian Veterinary Journal, 50 (9) (1974), 415-416. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537259. Details
- 'Gunn, Reginald Montagu Cairns (1893-1974)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464674. Details
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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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