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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2024-02-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002019b.htm person Llewellyn-Jones John Derek OBE AACR2 29 April 1923 28 November 1997 Place of Birth New South Wales, Australia Place of Death late of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Obstetrician Gynaecologist Author John Llewellyn-Jones OBE MB Bch BAO MAO FCROG, was Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney from 1965. Earlier he was Senior Consultant Gynaecologist for the Federation of Malaya 1953-1965. He wrote the major textbook Fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1969, 9th ed 2010), that was adopted by medical schools worldwide and changed practices by "treating women as women, not as disorders of gynaecological plumbing". He also wrote medical books for the public, and in particular Everywoman (1971, 10th ed 2015) that sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. It was translated into many languages, and educated women about their bodies, helped them find their own voices on health issues, and helped change medical practices. He also wrote the complementary book Everyman (1981). 1945 1945 Education - Bachelor of Obstetric Art (BOA), Dublin University 1948 1948 Education - Master of Obstetric Art (MOA), Dublin University 1953 1965 Career position - Senior Consultant Gynaecologist, Federation of Malaya 1963 1963 Career event - Fellow, Royal College of Gynaecologists (FRCOG) 1964 1964 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1965 Career position - Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney Llewellyn-Jones, Derek (19230429-)

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 'Llewellyn-Jones, John Derek', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Llewellyn-Jones, John Derek Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Everywomen's Champion [Obituary: Derek Llewelyn-Jones 1923 - 1997] Smith, Deborah Everywomen's Champion [Obituary: Derek Llewelyn-Jones 1923 - 1997] 1997 Sydney Morning Herald 41 John Derek Llewellyn-Jones - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection John Derek Llewellyn-Jones - Records DeB 1037 1945 - 1977 Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 21 November 1977, c30 minutes, 20 page transcript [DeB 1037]. 1 reel Audio