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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000701b.htm person Pearn John Hemsley AACR2 18 March 1940 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Medical scientist Academic Army officer John Pearn has a distinguished career as a paediatrician, surgeon, military physician and academic. He was the Physician to the Australian and New Zealand forces during the Vietnam War and served as Resuscitationist and Consultant Physician as part of the Forward Surgical Team of the Australian Medical Support Force during the Rwandan emergency. He has also held positions at the Royal Children's Hospital Brisbane and the Royal Women's Hospital in Brisbane. His academic life includes numerous publications on medical history and he is the founder of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine. Some of the other significant roles held by John Pearn include National Director of Training for St John Ambulance Australia and Professor of Child Health and Paediatrics at the University of Queensland. Australian Society of the History of Medicine (1986 - )

John Pearn is the founder of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine.

 Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (1948 - )

John Pearn served with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps during the Vietnam War and Rwandan Emergency.

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

John Pearn was a Professor of Child Health and Paediatrics at The University of Queensland.

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 'Pearn, John Hemsley', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Pearn, John Hemsley Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: In the Capacity of a Surgeon: a Biography of Walter Scott Pearn, John In the Capacity of a Surgeon: a Biography of Walter Scott Brisbane Merino Lithographics 1988 Journal Article: Dr John Thomson (1847-1909), Pioneer Surgeon, Military Surgeon and a Founder of St John Ambulance in Australia Pearn, J.; and Wales, M. Dr John Thomson (1847-1909), Pioneer Surgeon, Military Surgeon and a Founder of St John Ambulance in Australia 1992 Medical Journal of Australia 157 771-775 Journal Article: Murray Griffin and his Changi Clinical Paintings Pearn, J. H. Murray Griffin and his Changi Clinical Paintings 1991 Medical Journal of Australia 155 11-12 757-777 Journal Article: Courage and Curiosity: Surgeon-Explorers in Australia and New Zealand, Part 2: the Science of the Outback Pearn, J. H. Courage and Curiosity: Surgeon-Explorers in Australia and New Zealand, Part 2: the Science of the Outback 1992 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 62 4 304-310 Journal Article: The Pivot: the First Australian Casualty Clearing Hospital at the Gallipoli Beachead - the First Seven Days Pearn, J. H. The Pivot: the First Australian Casualty Clearing Hospital at the Gallipoli Beachead - the First Seven Days 1990 Medical Journal of Australia 153 10 612-618 Journal Article: Courage and Curiosity: Surgeon-Explorers in Australia and New Zealand, Part 1: Discovery and Bridgehead Pearn, J. H. Courage and Curiosity: Surgeon-Explorers in Australia and New Zealand, Part 1: Discovery and Bridgehead 1992 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 62 3 219-234 Conference Paper: Scorbitus et Contusio: Medical Practice at the Macquarie Harbour Penal Settlement, Tasmania, Australia Pearn, J.H. Scorbitus et Contusio: Medical Practice at the Macquarie Harbour Penal Settlement, Tasmania, Australia Brisbane Society of the History of Medicine 1996 History, Heritage and Health: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine, Norfolk Island, 2-9 July, 1995 Covacevich, Jeanette, Pearn, John, Case, Donna, Chapple, Ian and Phillips, Gael 83-88 Journal Article: Toxinology in Australia's Colonial Era: a Chronology and Perspective of Human Envenomation in 19th Century Australia Pearn, John and Winkel, Kenneth D. Toxinology in Australia's Colonial Era: a Chronology and Perspective of Human Envenomation in 19th Century Australia 2006 Toxicon 48 7 726-737 Journal Article: Around the Rim: the Role of Surgeons in Discovery and Research in the Pacific Rim; Part 1: Surgeons in the Pacific: Expeditioners and Expedition Leaders Pearn, John Around the Rim: the Role of Surgeons in Discovery and Research in the Pacific Rim; Part 1: Surgeons in the Pacific: Expeditioners and Expedition Leaders 1994 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 64 1 38-44 Journal Article: Surgeon-Superintendents on Convict Ships Pearn, J Surgeon-Superintendents on Convict Ships 1996 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 66 4 253-256 Book Section: First Fleet Surgeons: a Band of Brothers Disparate Pearn, John First Fleet Surgeons: a Band of Brothers Disparate Brisbane Amphion Press 1988 Pioneer Medicine in Australia John Pearn 33-55, 283-285 Journal Article: Emile Deplanche, 1824-1875: Scientist and Surgeon of the South Pacific Pearn, John Emile Deplanche, 1824-1875: Scientist and Surgeon of the South Pacific 1994 Medical Journal of Australia 160 9 568, 570-571 Journal Article: Phthisis and Philately - an Account of the Consumptives Home Stamps of New South Wales Pearn, John Phthisis and Philately - an Account of the Consumptives Home Stamps of New South Wales 1987 Medical Journal of Australia 147 11-12 575-577 Conference Paper: Wilson Inlet and Denmark River, Western Australia - the Linked Australian Memorials and Lives of Two Royal Naval Surgeons Pearn, John Wilson Inlet and Denmark River, Western Australia - the Linked Australian Memorials and Lives of Two Royal Naval Surgeons Perth Australian Society of the History of Medicine 1991 Australian Society of the History of Medicine, The Impact of the Past on the Present: Second National Conference of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine Peter Winterton and Des Gurry 145-149 Journal Article: Hugo Flecker's Contributions to Medicine and Natural History Pearn, John Hugo Flecker's Contributions to Medicine and Natural History 1994 Medical Journal of Australia 161 1 66-67, 70 Conference Paper: Medical Philately: South Pacific Images Which Record and Promote the Preservation of Health Pearn, John Medical Philately: South Pacific Images Which Record and Promote the Preservation of Health Auckland Pyramid Press 1994 New Countries and Old Medicine: Proceedings of an International Conference on the History of Medicine and Health, Auckland, New Zealand, 1994 Linda Bryder and Derek Dow 111-117 Edited Book: Health, History and Horizons Pearn, John Health, History and Horizons Brisbane Amphion Press 1992 Conference Paper: The William Bryan - Convict Ship and Colonist's Barque Pearn, J.H. The <span style="font-style:italic">William Bryan</span> - Convict Ship and Colonist's Barque Brisbane Society of the History of Medicine 1996 History, Heritage and Health: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine, Norfolk Island, 2-9 July, 1995 Covacevich, Jeanette, Pearn, John, Case, Donna, Chapple, Ian and Phillips, Gael 263-268 Journal Article: Dr. Herbert Basedow (1881-1933), a social, scientific and expeditionary pioneer Pearn, John H. Dr. Herbert Basedow (1881-1933), a social, scientific and expeditionary pioneer 1994 Medical Journal of Australia 160 213 Journal Article: Dr William Wilson Ingram (1888-1982) Doctor-Soldier, Physician and Antarctic Expeditioner Pearn, John H. Dr William Wilson Ingram (1888-1982) Doctor-Soldier, Physician and Antarctic Expeditioner 2011 Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 41 270-7 Journal Article: Pioneer medical practitioners on the Darling Downs Wales, Murdoch and Pearn, John Pioneer medical practitioners on the Darling Downs 1996 Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland 16 2 79-92 Journal Article: John King: an Ulster Explorer Who Became the First Person to Cross Australia Pearn, John John King: an Ulster Explorer Who Became the First Person to Cross Australia 2012 Queensland History Journal 21 8 510-22 Journal Article: "Surgeon" Wills of the Burke and Wills Expedition 1860-1861: New Research and a Medical Perspective of William John Wills (1834-1861) Pearn, John "Surgeon" Wills of the Burke and Wills Expedition 1860-1861: New Research and a Medical Perspective of William John Wills (1834-1861) 2012 Queensland History Journal 21 8 522-36 Journal Article: Medical Memorials in Antarctica: a Gazetteer of Medical Place-names Sullivan, Peter and Pearn, John Medical Memorials in Antarctica: a Gazetteer of Medical Place-names 2012 Journal of Medical Biography 20 4 173-81 Journal Article: Australian Orchids and the Doctors They Commemorate Pearn, John H. Australian Orchids and the Doctors They Commemorate 2013 Medical Journal of Australia 198 52-4 Journal Article: The origins of modern nursing in Queensland: the life and service of Jane Hellicar (1840-1914) Pearn, John; Isles, Alan; and Sullivan, Peter The origins of modern nursing in Queensland: the life and service of Jane Hellicar (1840-1914) 2015 Queensland History Journal 22 9 702-12 Conference Paper: The Yentyl Syndrome: Gender Subterfuge for Success in Male-dominated Society Pearn, J.; and Phillips, G. The Yentyl Syndrome: Gender Subterfuge for Success in Male-dominated Society Brisbane Society of the History of Medicine 1996 History, Heritage and Health: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine, Norfolk Island, 2-9 July, 1995 Covacevich, Jeanette, Pearn, John, Case, Donna, Chapple, Ian and Phillips, Gael 405-408 Journal Article: The life and contributions of Dr [Ronald] Vernon Southcott, May 15, 1918 - April 9, 1998 Pearn, J.; and Russell, F. The life and contributions of Dr [Ronald] Vernon Southcott, May 15, 1918 - April 9, 1998 1999 Toxicon 37 6 837-40 Journal Article: Acacias and Aesulapius: Walter Edmond Roth, 1861-1933 Pearn, J. Acacias and Aesulapius: Walter Edmond Roth, 1861-1933 1994 Medical Journal of Australia 161 3 216-7 Journal Article: An Australian soldier-naturalist: the civilian and military contributions of Captain Ronald Vernon Southcott AAMC (1918-1998) Pearn, John H. An Australian soldier-naturalist: the civilian and military contributions of Captain Ronald Vernon Southcott AAMC (1918-1998) 2004 ADF Health 5 2 94-5 Journal Article: Obituary of Jeanette Covacevich AM 1945-2015 Couper, Patrick, Mckay, Judith, Campbell, Bruce and Pearn, John Obituary of Jeanette Covacevich AM 1945-2015 2016 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 120 75-6 Journal Article: Medical memorials of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration Guly, Henry, Sullivan, Peter and Pearn, John Medical memorials of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration 2016 Journal of Medical Biography 24 3 408-12 Conference Proceedings: History, Heritage and Health: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Medicine, Norfolk Island, 2-9 July, 1995 Covacevich, Jeanette; Pearn, John; Case, Donna; Chapple, Ian; Phillips, Gael History, Heritage and Health: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Medicine, Norfolk Island, 2-9 July, 1995 Brisbane Society of the History of Medicine 1996 Edited Book: Ernest Sandford Jackson: the Life and Times of a Pioneer Australian Surgeon Parker, Neville and Pearn, John Ernest Sandford Jackson: the Life and Times of a Pioneer Australian Surgeon Brisbane Australian Medical Association [Queensland Branch] and Department of Child Health, University of Que 1987 Journal Article: Doctor Governor, Sir William MacGregor - and the Queensland Medical School Pearn, J. H. Doctor Governor, Sir William MacGregor - and the Queensland Medical School 1990 Medical Journal of Australia 153 11-12 708-711 Journal Article: Thomas Tate (1842-1934): Doctor, Adventurer and Teacher Pearn, John Thomas Tate (1842-1934): Doctor, Adventurer and Teacher 2000 Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland 17 8 354-360 Journal Article: Ronald Vernon Southcott, Acarologist, physicisn, naturalist Halliday, R. B.; and Pearn, J. H. Ronald Vernon Southcott, Acarologist, physicisn, naturalist 1999 International Journal of Acarology 25 151-3 Journal Article: Sister Elizabeth Kenny 1880 - 1952: her Queensland memorials Pearn, John Sister Elizabeth Kenny 1880 - 1952: her Queensland memorials 2020 Queensland history journal 24 4 410-26 Conference Paper: The Queen Victoria Homes for Consumptives Fund: a History of its Origins, Functions and Achievements Pearn, John The Queen Victoria Homes for Consumptives Fund: a History of its Origins, Functions and Achievements Melbourne University of Melbourne, Medical History Unit 1986 Reflections on Medical History and Health in Australia. Third National Conference on Medical History and Health in Australia Harold Attwood and Geoffrey Kenny 251-267 Conference Paper: Ernest Sandford Jackson: Pioneer Surgeon, Early Medical Historian and Champion of Public Health in Australia Pearn, John; Parker, Neville and Kenny, Geoffrey Ernest Sandford Jackson: Pioneer Surgeon, Early Medical Historian and Champion of Public Health in Australia Melbourne University of Melbourne, Medical History Unit 1986 Reflections on Medical History and Health in Australia. Third National Conference on Medical History and Health in Australia Harold Attwood and Geoffrey Kenny 1-18 Conference Paper: Convict and Colonial Pharmacopeia: Two Centuries' Changes Phillips, G.; and Pearn, J. Convict and Colonial Pharmacopeia: Two Centuries' Changes Brisbane Society of the History of Medicine 1996 History, Heritage and Health: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine, Norfolk Island, 2-9 July, 1995 Covacevich, Jeanette, Pearn, John, Case, Donna, Chapple, Ian and Phillips, Gael 89-92 Book Section: Relict of Ancient Medical Practice in Australia Phillips, Gael and Pearn, John Relict of Ancient Medical Practice in Australia Brisbane Amphion Press 1992 Health, History and Horizons John Pearn 347-368 Book Section: "Oral history" - memorials to three pioneer Australian dentists Phillips, Gael E.; and Pearn, John H. "Oral history" - memorials to three pioneer Australian dentists Hobart University of Tasmania and the Australian Society of the History of Medicine 1994 "Outpost medicine": Australasian studies on the history of medicine: Third National Conference of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine, Hobart, February 1993 Atkins, Susanne, Kirkby, Kenneth, Thomson, Philip and Pearn, John 87-106 Journal Article: The life of Henry Jeanneret (1802 - 1886, pioneer Australian dentist, with an account of his colonial service and scientific contributions in Australia Pearn, John and Phillips, Gael The life of Henry Jeanneret (1802 - 1886, pioneer Australian dentist, with an account of his colonial service and scientific contributions in Australia 1996 Australian Dental Journal 41 4 260-4 Book: Arms and Aesculapius: military medicine in pre-Federation Queensland Pearn, John Arms and Aesculapius: military medicine in pre-Federation Queensland Brisbane Amphion Press 1996 Book Section: McDonald, Sydney Fancourt (1885-1947), paediatrician and army doctor Pearn, John Hemsley McDonald, Sydney Fancourt (1885-1947), paediatrician and army doctor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 254-255 Journal Article: Invisible victims: Queensland children and the 1919 influenza epidemic Pearn, John Invisible victims: Queensland children and the 1919 influenza epidemic 2020 Queensland history journal 24 4 399-409 Book: A Doctor in the Garden: Australian Flora and the World of Medicine Pearn, John H. A Doctor in the Garden: Australian Flora and the World of Medicine Brisbane Amphion Press, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Queensland 2001 Journal Article: A tradition in "the dual role": a century of service in the Medical Corps Pearn, J.; Grant, Peter; and James, William A tradition in "the dual role": a century of service in the Medical Corps 1985 Medical journal of Australia 143 9 580-3 Journal Article: Dr James George Beaney (1828 - 1891): a pioneer Australian paediatrician and paediatric surgeon Pearn, J. Dr James George Beaney (1828 - 1891): a pioneer Australian paediatrician and paediatric surgeon 2004 Journal of paediatric and child health 40 702-6 Journal Article: A pioneer in marine science - Dr Ronald Vernon Southcott Pearn, John A pioneer in marine science - Dr Ronald Vernon Southcott 1998 Australian marine science bulletin 144 18-9 Journal Article: Doctors, druggists and diseases: a history of Chinese medicine and healthcare in Queensland Pollard, Clifford, Stride, Peter and Pearn, John Doctors, druggists and diseases: a history of Chinese medicine and healthcare in Queensland 2023 Queensland history journal 25 6 464-74 Book: A doctor in the garden: nomen medici in botanicis: Australian flora and the world of medicine Pearn, John Hemsley A doctor in the garden: nomen medici in botanicis: Australian flora and the world of medicine Herston, Qld Amphion Press 2001 Journal Article: Introduction: Professor Raymond Arthur Dart, 1893-1988 Pearn, John Introduction: Professor Raymond Arthur Dart, 1893-1988 2025 Queensland History Journal 26 3 157-8 Journal Article: The Dart legacy Pearn, John The Dart legacy 2025 Queensland History Journal 26 3 187-98 Journal Article: "Lux sanat": architectural metaphors of medicine and health Pearn, John "Lux sanat": architectural metaphors of medicine and health 2019 Queensland history journal 24 2 239-50 Journal Article: The Sugar Industry on the Sunshine Coast Pearn, John The Sugar Industry on the Sunshine Coast 1994 Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland 15 7 329-337 Journal Article: Brisbane's second hospital for sick children: Warren Street, Spring Hill, 1879-1883 Pearn, John and Isles, Alan Brisbane's second hospital for sick children: Warren Street, Spring Hill, 1879-1883 2025 Queensland History Journal 26 2 145-56 Conference Paper: Succour and Supply - the Role of the Amity in Australian Exploration Pearn, John Succour and Supply - the Role of the Amity in Australian Exploration Perth Australian Society of the History of Medicine 1991 Australian Society of the History of Medicine, The Impact of the Past on the Present: Second National Conference of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine Peter Winterton and Des Gurry 234-237 Journal Article: Surgeon's Mate Lowes of H.M.S. Sirius and the First Fleet Pearn, John Surgeon's Mate Lowes of H.M.S. <span style="font-style:italic">Sirius</span> and the First Fleet 1998 Health and History 1 1 65-71 Conference Paper: Surgeon Explorers in the South Seas (1994 Newman Lecture) Pearn, John Surgeon Explorers in the South Seas (1994 Newman Lecture) Auckland Pyramid Press 1994 New Countries and Old Medicine: Proceedings of an International Conference on the History of Medicine and Health, Auckland, New Zealand, 1994 Linda Bryder and Derek Dow 154-160 Conference Paper: 'Non Paulatim sed Multum' - a Century of Service Pearn, John 'Non Paulatim sed Multum' - a Century of Service Melbourne Medical History Unit and Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne, a 1984 Patients, Practitioners and Techniques: Second National Conference on Medicine and Health in Australia, Melbourne, 1984 Harold Attwood and R. W. Home Book Section: French Doctors at Sydney Cove: Gallic Contact in the Second Decade after Phillip Pearn, John French Doctors at Sydney Cove: Gallic Contact in the Second Decade after Phillip Brisbane Department of Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital 1983 Australia's Quest for Colonial Health: Some Influences on Early Health and Medicine in Australia John Pearn and Christine O'Carrigan 45-61 Journal Article: The Enchanted Herb: the Work of the Early Medical Botanists in Australia Pearn, John The Enchanted Herb: the Work of the Early Medical Botanists in Australia 1987 Medical Journal of Australia 147 568-572 Book: The Highest Traditions: a Biography of Sydney Fancourt McDonald Pearn, John Hemsley The Highest Traditions: a Biography of Sydney Fancourt McDonald Brisbane Department of Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital 1985 Journal Article: To Record His Voice: Two Memorials to Surgeon Walter Scott (1787-1854), First Surgeon of Northern Australia Pearn, John To Record His Voice: Two Memorials to Surgeon Walter Scott (1787-1854), First Surgeon of Northern Australia 1995 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 65 6 442-448 Edited Book: Pioneer Medicine in Australia Pearn, John Pioneer Medicine in Australia Brisbane Amphion Press 1988 Edited Book: Fevers and Frontiers Pearn, John and Cobcroft, Mervyn Fevers and Frontiers Brisbane Amphion Press 1990 Journal Article: Emigrant Etherist: the Medical and Scientific Influence of John Henry Hill Lewellin (1818-86), Pioneer Anaestetist and Surgeon and Patron of Botany in Australia Pearn, John and MacDonald, A. Emigrant Etherist: the Medical and Scientific Influence of John Henry Hill Lewellin (1818-86), Pioneer Anaestetist and Surgeon and Patron of Botany in Australia 1994 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 64 11 790-794 Edited Book: Australia's Quest for Colonial Health: Some Influences on Early Health and Medicine in Australia Pearn, John and O'Carrigan, Catherine Australia's Quest for Colonial Health: Some Influences on Early Health and Medicine in Australia Brisbane Department of Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital 1983 Edited Book: The Bancroft Tradition Pearn, John and Powell, Laurie The Bancroft Tradition Brisbane Amphion Press 1991 Journal Article: To live...and Serve the Future Hour: Retirement of Professor John Rendle-Short Pearn, John and Thearle, John To live...and Serve the Future Hour: Retirement of Professor John Rendle-Short 1984 Australian Paediatric Journal 20 3 175-176 Book Section: Flecker, Hugo (1884-1957), medical practitioner, radiotherapist, toxicologist and natural historian Pearn, John H. Flecker, Hugo (1884-1957), medical practitioner, radiotherapist, toxicologist and natural historian Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 182-183 Review: Health and History Pearn, John H. 2003 Health and History 5 2 160 Journal Article: Erythroblastosis Fetalis-The Discovery and Partial Elimination of Rhesus Incompatibility-The Origins of Exchange Transfusion in Australia Pearn, John Erythroblastosis Fetalis-The Discovery and Partial Elimination of Rhesus Incompatibility-The Origins of Exchange Transfusion in Australia 1994 Pathology 26 2 176-182 John Pearn Collection The University of Queensland Archives John Pearn Collection UQFL266 1982 - 3 Boxes