Person
Robertson, Duncan Glenerochie (1883 - 1929)
- Born
- 10 March 1883
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 1929
West Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Medical doctor
Summary
Duncan Robertson MB ChB MD was widely published in industrial hygiene and epidemiology, was an active member of the Hookworm Campaign sponsored by the International Health Board of the Rockefeller Foundation, and was the Director, Division of Industrial Hygiene, Commonwealth Department of Health from 1923 until his sudden death in 1929.
Robertson was awarded a travelling fellowship by the International Health Board for 1922-23, together with Alan Gordon Gutteridge. This took him to the United States and Europe, including work at new Harvard School of Public Health. Earlier he had been the Chief Quarantine Officer for Western Australia; Chief Health Officer, Tasmania; and the Chief Quarantine Officer for Victoria.
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Chronology
- 1909
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB), University of Edinburgh
- 1912
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Edinburgh
- 1913
- Career position - Chief Quarantine Officer, West Australia, Commonwealth Department of Health
- 1915
- Military service - First World War. Australian Army Medical Corp [Served in Egypt]
- 1915 - c. 1917
- Career position - Chief Health Officer, Tasmania
- c. 1917 - 1918
- Career position - Chief Quarantine Officer, Victoria
- 1918 - 1919
- Military service - First World War. Australian Army Medical Corp [Served in France]
- 1922 - 1923
- Award - Travelling fellowship by the International Health Board [Visited United States and Europe, studied at the Harvard School of Public Health]
- 1923 - 1929
- Career position - Director, Division of Industrial Hygiene, Commonwealth Department of Health
- 1929
- Buried - Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth
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Created: 9 July 2025