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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-12-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000278b.htm person Burkitt Arthur Neville St George Handcock AACR2 25 March 1891 14 December 1959 Place of Birth Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Anatomist Arthur Burkitt was Professor of Anatomy, University of Sydney 1925-1955. He was fluent in several languages and assisted students by translating for them. He provided a major collection of European scientific literature which formed the basis of the Burkitt Library in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney. 1910 1910 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1916 1916 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), University of Sydney 1917 1918 Career position - Resident, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1918 1918 Career position - Part-time demonstrator in anatomy, University of Sydney 1918 1919 Military service - First World War. Surgeon lieutenant, Royal Australian Navy 1919 1924 Career position - Lecturer and demonstrator, Anatomy Department, University of Sydney 1925 1926 Career position - Associate-professor, Anatomy Department, University of Sydney 1926 1927 Career event - Elected Associate Member (Anthropology), Australian National Research Council 1926 1955 Career position - Challis Professor of Anatomy, University of Sydney 1927 1927 Career event - Elected Member (Anthropology), Australian National Research Council 1933 1934 Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales Royal Australian Navy, Commonwealth of Australia (1911 - )

Surgeon Lieutenant 1918 - 1919.

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Challis Professor in Anatomy 1926 - 1955; Associate Professor 1925 - 1926; Lecturer 1919 - 1924; Part-time Demonstrator in Anatomy 1918;

 Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 - )

President 1933 - 1934

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Associate Member (Anthropology) 1926 - 1927; Member (Anthropology) 1927 -

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 'Burkitt, Arthur Neville St George Handcock', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Burkitt, Arthur Neville St George Handcock Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Burkitt, Arthur Neville St George Handcock (1891-1959), professor of anatomy Stone, Jonathan Burkitt, Arthur Neville St George Handcock (1891-1959), professor of anatomy Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 306-307 Resource: A6769 Service Cards for Navy Officers, 1911-1970 CA 38, Navy Office [IV], Department of the Navy [II]; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office A6769 Service Cards for Navy Officers, 1911-1970 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Arthur Neville St George Handcock Burkitt - Records University of Sydney, Archives Arthur Neville St George Handcock Burkitt - Records P 151 1923 - 1950 Correspondence, lecture notes and archives of the Anatomy Department 1923-50 [10 cm, P 151]. 0.1 m