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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-08-01 human Ailie Smith and Annette Alafaci updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004486b.htm person Titchen Donald Alexander AACR2 4 September 1924 10 August 2001 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death New South Wales, Australia Veterinarian Donald Titchen was reader in veterinary physiology at the Universities of Melbourne and Sydney. He was appointed Emeritus Professor by the University of Sydney in 1990.

Once Donald Alexander Titchen completed his Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) from the University of Sydney he was employed as a house surgeon and research officer with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). A few years later in 1948, he set off to London to continue his training. As a recipient of a scholarship from the Veterinary Education Trust of Britain, he was able to enroll in a Master of Arts in physiology and pharmacology at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He stayed on to complete his PhD and was appointed lecturer in veterinary physiology at the College in 1957. After becoming a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Titchen was granted a permanent lectureship at the University of Cambridge in 1960.

Three years later Donald Titchen moved to New Zealand to become foundation Professor of Veterinary Biology, then Anatomy and Physiology at Massey University. In 1968 he was appointed reader in veterinary physiology at the University of Melbourne and remained there for 10 years. During this time he completed his Masters of Veterinary Science. Titchen's final move was back to the University of Sydney, where he was appointed reader and then Professor and Emeritus Professor. In 1982 the University of Cambridge awarded him a Doctorate of Science. Donald Titchen retired in 1989, ending a prestigious career in veterinary science.

1946 1946 Education - Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Sydney 1946 1947 Career position - House Surgeon, University of Sydney's Veterinary Clinic 1947 1948 Career position - Research Officer at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) McMaster Laboratory 1948 1948 Award - Scholarship, Veterinary Education Trust of Britain c. 1950 c. 1950 Education - Master of Arts (MA) in Physiology and pharmacology, Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1952 1963 Career position - Research Assistant, Demonstrator and Lecturer in Veterinary Physiology, University of Cambridge 1954 1954 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1954 1963 Career position - Research Fellow and Official Fellow of Emanuel College, University of Cambridge, UK 1963 1967 Career position - Professor of Veterinary Biology and later Physiology and Anatomy at Massey University, New Zealand 1968 1979 Career position - Reader in Veterinary Physiology, University of Melbourne c. 1970 c. 1970 Education - Master of Veterinary Science (MVSc), University of Melbourne 1979 1989 Career position - Professor of Veterinary Physiology, University of Sydney 1982 1982 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Cambridge 1984 1985 Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney 1990 Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney Titchen, Donald Alexander (1924-2001)

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 'Titchen, Donald Alexander', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Titchen, Donald Alexander Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Obituary: Donald Alexander Titchen McLean, Jock and Patterson, John Obituary: Donald Alexander Titchen 2001 The Age