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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-10-03 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-10-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004783b.htm person Blomfield Owen Hugh Dunon AACR2 Blomfield, Bill 28 September 1912 6 June 2000 Electrical engineer Psychiatrist Psychoanalyst Owen Hugh D. (Bill) Blomfield lead an extraordinarily varied professional life. While studying (science?) at the University of Sydney he obtained his flying licence and was then recruited by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He was sent to England for training and qualified as a signals specialist and electrical engineer. From 1939 to around 1948 he served with the RAAF and in 1944 was involved in an incident which resulted in sever burns and he eventually left the RAAF. This was the catalyst for his desire to study medicine which he did at the University of Melbourne after 1949. He later qualified as a psychiatrist and then a psychoanalyst. Blomfield was a founding member of the Australian Psychoanalytical Society and the Australian Association of Group Psychotherapy. c. 1933 c. 1933 Education - Pre-war Officer training at Cranwell, UK. Qualified in signals and electrical engineering 1939 c. 1948 Career position - Joined the Royal Australian Air Force and served in many areas including Egypt, India, and the United Kingdom. 1949 1949 Life event - Moved to Melbourne 1980 1981 Career position - President, Australian Psychoanalytical Society 1982 1983 Career position - President, Australian Association of Group Psychotherapy Blomfield, Owen Hugh Dunon (19120928-20000606)

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 'Blomfield, Owen Hugh Dunon', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Blomfield, Owen Hugh Dunon Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Dr OHD (Bill) Blomfield: the profile of an analyst Lapinski, Michal Dr OHD (Bill) Blomfield: the profile of an analyst 2002