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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000901b.htm person Wilkinson Herbert John AACR2 15 December 1891 15 February 1963 Place of Birth Norwood, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Anatomist Medical researcher Herbert Wilkinson was Foundation Professor of Anatomy (1936-1959) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1936-1938, 1954-1957) at University of Queensland. Previously he had lectured in anatomy and histology at the University of Adelaide and at the University of Sydney. Wilkinson became an expert in neuromuscular research. 1907 1916 Career position - Various apprentice teaching jobs in South Australia 1914 1914 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Adelaide 1916 c. 1920 Career position - Teacher at Sydney Grammar School 1925 1925 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM), University of Sydney c. 1926 1930 Career position - Lecturer in Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney 1927 1927 Award - Peter Bancroft prize for research in medicine 1927 1927 Career event - Elected Associate Member (Anthropology), Australian National Research Council 1928 1930 Award - Rockefeller Foundation fellowship, to study in Europe and the United States of America 1930 1930 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Sydney 1930 1936 Career position - Professor of Anatomy and Histology, University of Adelaide 1932 1932 Career event - Elected Member (Anthropology), Australian National Research Council 1934 1934 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Adelaide 1936 1938 Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland 1936 1959 Career position - Foundation Professor of Anatomy, University of Queensland 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1944 1944 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Queensland 1954 1957 Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland 1959 1963 Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Lecturer in Anatomy and Histology c1926 - 1930

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Professor of Anatomy and Histology 1930 - 1936

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Foundation Professor of Anatomy 1936-1959; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine 1936-1938, 1954-1957

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

Member (Anthropology) 1932 - ; Associate Member (Anthropology) 1927 - 1932

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1937 -

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 Wilkinson, Herbert John (1891-1963)

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 'Wilkinson, Herbert John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wilkinson, Herbert John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Conference Paper: Amateur Scientists: Finding and Preserving their Contributions to the Growth of Scientific Research in Australia Hicks, Shauna and Frankland, Kathryn Amateur Scientists: Finding and Preserving their Contributions to the Growth of Scientific Research in Australia Canberra Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Recovering Science: Strategies and Models for the Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Melbourne, October 1992 Tim Sherratt, Lisa Jooste and Rosanne Clayton 79-82 Book Section: Wilkinson, Herbert John (1891-1963), anatomist Kenny, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Herbert John (1891-1963), anatomist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 547-548 Newspaper Article: Adelaide man to be Professor of Anatomy. Adelaide man to be Professor of Anatomy. 1930 The Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide) 3 Book: Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 Gregory, Helen Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 St Lucia University of Queensland Library 1987