Person
Arnott, Alwyn James (1899 - 1973)
- Born
- 20 December 1899
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 5 January 1973
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Dental scientist
Summary
Alwyn Arnott was McCaughey Professor of Dentistry, University of Sydney, 1935-1964. He was a driving force behind the building of a new dental hospital in 1939 and its extensions in the 1940s.
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Born Sydney, 20 December 1899. Died Sydney, 5 January 1973. CBE 1964. Educated University of Sydney (BDSc 1922, DDSc 1929). Superintendent, United Dental Hospital, Sydney 1924-33; McCaughey Professor of Dentistry, University of Sydney 1935-64; war service as dentist 1939-45. Fairfax Reading prize for service and contribution to dental science 1956.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Martin, N. D., 'Arnott, Alwyn James (1899-1973), Professor of Dentistry' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 13 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 74-75. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130089b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535532. Details
- 'Arnott, Alwyn James (1899-1973)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-610234. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 26 March 2007