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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000861b.htm person Walsh Robert John FAA AACR2 3 January 1917 20 July 1983 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Geneticist Medical scientist University Administrator Robert Walsh was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales 1973-1982 and Visiting Professor of Human Genetics from 1962 and Professor 1967-1982. Earlier he was founder and Director of the New South Wales Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service from 1946.

Born Brisbane, 3 January 1917. Died Sydney, 20 July 1983. OBE 1970, AO 1976, AC 1982. Educated Universities of Queensland (1 year) and Sydney (medicine). Junior Resident Medical Officer, Sydney Hospital 1940, Senior Resident Medical Officer 1941; medical officer, Red Cross Society 1941; officer commanding New South Wales Blood Transfusion Service 1941-46, first Director, New South Wales Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service 1946-66; Professor of Human Genetics and Head of the School of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales 1967-73, Dean, Faculty of Medicine 1973-82 and acting head, School of Community Medicine (which absorbed the School of Human Genetics) 1973-76. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1959; James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1980. Chairman (Biological Sciences), Australian Academy of Science 1966-70; chairman, Australian HA [Human Adaptability] Committee, International Biological Programme; chairman, Commonwealth-Queensland Committee of Inquiry into the Crown-of-thorns Starfish 1970-71; president, Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences; president, Sydney Hospitallers Association; president, Cystic Fibrosis Association of New South Wales; chairman, Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council 1973; Honorary life member of the Red Cross Society, the Australian Blood Transfusion Society, the Haematology Society of Australia, the German Haematology Society, the German Society for Blood Transfusion and the Australian Society of Anaesthetists.

1959 1983 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1966 1970 Career position - Chairman (Biological Sciences), Australian Academy of Science 1967 1973 Career position - Professor of Human Genetics and Head of the School of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales 1973 1982 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales 1979 1979 Award - James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1959 - 1983; Chairman (Biological Sciences) 1966 - 1970

 James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1954 - )

Awarded the Medal 1979

 The University of New South Wales (1958 - )

Professor of Human Genetics and Head of the School of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine 1967 - 1973; Dean, Faculty of Medicine 1973 - 1982

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 'Walsh, Robert John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Walsh, Robert John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Robert John Walsh Courtice, F. C . Robert John Walsh 1985 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 2 277-291 Resource Section: Walsh, Robert John - Ms 127 Walsh, Robert John - Ms 127 Australian Academy of Science 1994 Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings Book Section: Walsh, Robert John (1917-1983), medical scientist Crane, Helen Bashir Walsh, Robert John (1917-1983), medical scientist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2012 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z Melanie Nolan 553 Journal Article: Frank Macfarlane Burnet, 1899-1985 Fenner, Frank Frank Macfarlane Burnet, 1899-1985 CSIRO Publishing 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 1 39-77 Robert John Walsh - Records University of New South Wales Archives Robert John Walsh - Records CN 134 and others 1962 - 1983 Curriculum vitae; correspondence relating to employment at the University of New South Wales; files relating to a range of official involvements and scientific interests including: coronary heart disease 1970s, his chairing an Ad hoc committee on the Great Barrier Reef, Crown of Thorns Starfish in the early 1970s, French nuclear tests in the Pacific 1970s and NASA experiments in space 1970s-80s [BRF, CN 134]. Oral history interview partly completed early 1980s, availability of transcript and interview research data can be given upon request [OH.UIP 22]. Audio Robert John Walsh - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Robert John Walsh - Records MS 127 1963 - 1974 Correspondence relating to the International Biological Programme project in New Guinea 1965-71; material relating to Australia's involvement in the programme 1963-74 (11 folders); material relating to the Australian Academy of Science, Quality of Environment Committee 1969-72 (4 folders) [39 cm, MS 127]. 0.39 m, 2 boxes Robert John Walsh Robert John Walsh All rights reserved.

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