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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2025-12-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000912b.htm person Jones Frederic Wood FRS AACR2 23 January 1879 29 September 1954 Place of Birth Hackney, England Place of Death London, England Anatomist Anthropologist Frederic Wood Jones had chairs in anatomy at the University of Adelaide 1920-1930, University of Melbourne 1930-1938 and the University of Manchester from 1938. Earlier he had been Professor of Anatomy at the London School of Medicine for Women. While principally an anatomist, Jones's research interests ranged widely from coral atolls to the evolution of man and the South Australian mammalian fauna. He was considered a founding father of the field of physical anthropology on which he wrote widely. In South Australia Jones was a keen participant in the activities of the Anthropological Society of South Australia and, with Draper Campbell and John Cleland, urged the University of Adelaide to found the Board of Anthropological Research. He was the founding President of the McCoy Society for Research and Investigation, and co-founder of the Medical Sciences Club of South Australia 1903 1903 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of London 1904 1904 Education - MB BS, University of London 1905 1906 Career position - Medical Officer, Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Cocos-Keeling Islands 1910 1910 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London 1912 1915 Career position - Lecturer in anatomy, London School of Medicine for Women 1915 1919 Career position - Professor of Anatomy, London School of Medicine for Women 1919 1924 Career position - Curator of Anthropology, South Australian Institute 1920 1920 Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Adelaide 1920 1927 Career position - Professor of Anatomy, University of Adelaide 1921 1925 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Anthropology), Australian National Research Council 1921 1925 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of South Australia 1925 1925 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1925 1925 Award - R. M. Johnston Medal, Royal Society of Tasmania 1925 1926 Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of South Australia 1926 1926 Career event - Re-elected Member (Anthropology), Australian National Research Council 1926 1926 Award - Mueller Medal, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1926 1926 Career position - President, Section F (Ethnology and Anthropology), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1926 1926 Career position - Foundation President, Anthropological Society of South Australia 1926 1927 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 1926 1927 Career position - Foundation Member, Board of Anthropological Research 1927 1929 Career position - Rockefeller Professor of Anthropology, University of Hawaii 1930 1937 Career position - Professor of Anatomy, University of Melbourne 1930 1954 Award - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom 1930 c. 1954 Career event - Re-elected Member (Anthropology), Australian National Research Council 1934 1934 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne 1935 1935 Career position - Foundation President, McCoy Society for Research and Investigation 1935 1936 Career event - Leader, excursion to Lady Julia Percy Island, Victoria, McCoy Society for Research and Investigation 1938 1948 Career position - Professor of Anatomy, University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1941 1941 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1943 1945 Career position - President, Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1948 1951 Career position - Sir William Collins Professor of Human and Comparative Anatomy and Conservator of the Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, London Cleland, John Burton (1878 - 1971) The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Professor of Anatomy 1930 - 1938

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Professor of Anatomy 1920 - 1927

 South Australian Institute (1856 - 1940)

Curator of Anthropology 1919 - 1924

 R. M. Johnston Memorial Medal, Royal Society of Tasmania (1920 - )

Awarded the Medal 1925

 Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (1904 - 2006)

Awarded the Medal by the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1926

 McCoy Society for Research and Investigation (1935 - 1999?)

Inaugural President 1935; Leader, excursion to Lady Julia Percy Island 1935 - 1936

 Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 1941

 Board of Anthropological Research (1926 - 1974)

Foundation Member 1926 - 1927

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

Foundation Member (Anthropology) 1921 - 1925; re-elected 1926, 1930 - c1954

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

President 1926 - 1927

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

President, Section F (Ethnology and Anthropology) 1926

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 Jones, F Wood (1879-)

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 'Jones, Frederic Wood', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Jones, Frederic Wood Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: A List of the Works of Frederic Wood Jones 1879-1954 Christophers, Barry E. A List of the Works of Frederic Wood Jones 1879-1954 2nd Melbourne the author 1985 Conference Paper: Frederic Wood Jones: His Impact on Australian Medicine and Scientific Thought Guest, James S. Frederic Wood Jones: His Impact on Australian Medicine and Scientific Thought 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 184-188 Journal Article: Obituary: Frederic Wood Jones Obituary: Frederic Wood Jones 1954 Australian Journal of Science 17 3 95 Journal Article: Frederic Wood Jones, Artist and Illustrator Christophers, Barry E. Frederic Wood Jones, Artist and Illustrator 1992 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 62 1 69-69 Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Journal Article: Frederic Wood Jones: His Major Books and How They Were Reviewed Christophers, Barry E. Frederic Wood Jones: His Major Books and How They Were Reviewed 1997 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 67 9 645-659 Journal Article: Frederic Wood Jones Empathy with Living Creatures Christophers, Barry E. Frederic Wood Jones Empathy with Living Creatures 1993 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 63 399-306 Book: A List of the Published Works of Frederic Wood Jones 1879-1954 Christophers, Barry E. A List of the Published Works of Frederic Wood Jones 1879-1954 Melbourne Greensborough Press 1974 Journal Article: Frederic Wood Jones: His Academic Medals and those they Honoured Christophers, Barry E. Frederic Wood Jones: His Academic Medals and those they Honoured 1995 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 65 122-134 Book Section: Jones, Frederick Wood (1879-1954), anatomist, naturalist and anthropologist MacCallum, M. Jones, Frederick Wood (1879-1954), anatomist, naturalist and anthropologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 510-512 Conference Paper: Frederic Wood Jones: His Activities during the Boer War, the First World War and World War II, and His Attitude to War Christophers, Barry E. Frederic Wood Jones: His Activities during the Boer War, the First World War and World War II, and His Attitude to War 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 241-250 Edited Book: A Supplement to a List of the Works of Frederic Wood Jones 1879-1954 Christophers, Barry E. A Supplement to a List of the Works of Frederic Wood Jones 1879-1954 2nd Melbourne the author 1988 Journal Article: Lady Julia Percy Island: reports of the expedition of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research Jones, F. Wood Lady Julia Percy Island: reports of the expedition of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research 1937 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, ns 49 327-437 Journal Article: The McCoy Society's expedition to Lady Julia Percy Island Jones, Frederick Wood The McCoy Society's expedition to Lady Julia Percy Island 1936 Nature 138 28 November 906-8 Journal Article: "No interest in human anatomy as such": Frederic Wood Jones dissects anatomical investigation in the United States in the 1920s Jones, Ross L. "No interest in human anatomy as such": Frederic Wood Jones dissects anatomical investigation in the United States in the 1920s 2014 Endeavour 38 1 35-42 Journal Article: Frederic Wood Jones 1879-1954 Clark, W. E. L. G. Frederic Wood Jones 1879-1954 1955 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1 118-26 Journal Article: Frederic Wood Jones (1879-1954): an optimistic biologist Kelly, M. Frederic Wood Jones (1879-1954): an optimistic biologist 1961 Perspectives in biology and medicine 4 2 159-68 Book: Anatomists of empire: evolution and the discovery of human biology in the British world Jones, Ross Anatomists of empire: evolution and the discovery of human biology in the British world Melbourne Australian Scholarly Publishing 2020 Journal Article: The Melbourne Medical School and some of Its "characters" 1931 - 1975 Sunderland, Sydney The Melbourne Medical School and some of Its "characters" 1931 - 1975 1992 Chiron: journal of the University of Melbourne Medical Society 2 2 45-52 Journal Article: The Archibald Watson Memorial Lecture: our honoured anatomists Elmslie, R. G. The Archibald Watson Memorial Lecture: our honoured anatomists 1981 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 51 5 415-9 Book Section: Human remains Jones, Ross L. Human remains Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 2024 Dhoombak goobgoowana: a history of Indigenous Australia and the University of Melbourne - Volume 1: The Truth Ross L. Jones, James Waghorne and Marcia Langton 95-106 Journal Article: In memoriam: Frederic Wood Jones, D.Sc., F.R.C.S., F.R.S., 1879-1954; an appreciation Clark, W. E. Le Gros In memoriam: Frederic Wood Jones, D.Sc., F.R.C.S., F.R.S., 1879-1954; an appreciation 1955 Journal of anatomy 89 2 255-67 Journal Article: James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 Stephens, C.G.; and Quirk, J.P. James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 1988 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 3 299-313 Journal Article: South Australian anthropological history: the Board for Anthropological Research and its early expeditions Jones, P. G. South Australian anthropological history: the Board for Anthropological Research and its early expeditions 1987 Records of the South Australian Museum 20 71-92 Book Section: Zoology Edmonds, S. J. Zoology Adelaide Royal Society of South Australia 1986 Ideas and Endeavours - The Natural Sciences in South Australia C. R. Twidale; M. J. Tyler and M. Davies 161-212 Book: A very secret trade: the dark story of gentlemen collectors in Tasmania Pybus, Cassandra A very secret trade: the dark story of gentlemen collectors in Tasmania Sydney Allen & Unwin 2024 Journal Article: The McCoy Society's 1936 expedition to Lady Julia Percy Island: specimens in the Tiegs Zoology Museum Long, Rohan The McCoy Society's 1936 expedition to Lady Julia Percy Island: specimens in the Tiegs Zoology Museum 2017 University of Melbourne Collections 21 3-11 Frederic Wood Jones - Records Royal College of Surgeons, England Frederic Wood Jones - Records 1897 - 1940 Information in the Arthur Keith collection. Angus & Robertson - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Angus & Robertson - Records ML MSS 314 1824 - 1933 Includes correspondence, manuscripts, readers reports, cuttings, agreements and publishing papers. 12 m, 39 boxes, 123 volumes