Biographical entry Wright, Hedley Duncan (1891 - 1942)

Summary

Hedley Duncan Wright was the first Bosch Professor of Bacteriology at the University of Sydney 1930-35. His departure to the Chair of Bacteriology in Liverpool is said to have been precipitated by his returning from a holiday to find that all his experimental animals had been slaughtered in the interests of economy. He was educated at the universities of Tasmania (BA) and Edinburgh (MB, ChB, MD, DSc).

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c. 1913

Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Tasmania

1916

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

1916 - 1918

Career position - War service with Red Cross and the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First Balkan War

1918 - 1930

Career position - Researcher at University College, London

1930 - 1935

Career position - First Bosch Professor of Bacteriology at the University of Sydney

1935 -

Career position - Professor of Bacteriology at the University of Liverpool, UK

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Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Wright Hedley Duncan', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476414. Details