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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2024-12-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005769b.htm person Gunz Friedrich Walter AACR2 17 November 1914 30 October 1990 Place of Birth Munich, Germany Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Haematologist Friedrich Gunz was recognised internationally for his research on Leukaemia. He was particularly interested in its aetiology and chromosome abnormalities. In 1950 he moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, as haematologist for the North Canterbury Hospital Board. Here he set up a tumour research unit and later a cytogenetics unit of which he was Director. With colleagues he described the role of the abnormal Christchurch chromosome in lymphocytic leukaemia. While Research Fellow at the New England Medical Centre, Boston, he collaborated with William Dameshek in producing Leukemia (1958), a pioneering account of the origins of leukaemia, the manifestations of its various forms, and its treatment. In 1967 Gunz moved to Australia to become Director of Medical Research, Kanematsu Memorial Institute in Sydney. He played an active role in the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia, serving on several committees and editing its journal Pathology for eight years. 1939 1939 Education - MB BS, St Bartholomew's Hospital medical school, University of London 1942 1942 Education - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom 1942 1942 Education - MD, St Bartholomew's Hospital medical school, University of London 1943 1946 Career position - Assistant Clinical Pathologist, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom 1946 1950 Career position - Research scientist, Saltwell Research School, Royal College of Physicians and University of Cambridge 1949 1949 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 1950 1967 Career position - Haematologist, North Canterbury Hospital Board, Christchurch, New Zealand 1956 1956 Career position - Research Fellow, New England Medical Centre, Boston, U.S.A. 1963 1967 Career position - Director, Cytogenetics Unit, BECC Society of New Zealand, Christchurch 1967 1980 Career position - Consultant Haematologist, Sydney Hospital 1967 1982 Career position - Director of Medical Research, Kanematsu Memorial Institute, Sydney Hospital 1969 1969 Award - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom 1973 Career position - Chief Examiner in Haematology, Royal College of Pathologists of Australia 1973 1977 Career position - Chairman, Board of Censors, Royal College of Pathologists of Australia 1978 1985 Career position - Editor, Pathology Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (1970 - )

Chairman, Board of Censors 1973 - 1977

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 Gunz, Friedrich Walter (19141117-19901030)

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 'Gunz, Friedrich Walter (Frederick)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Gunz, Friedrich Walter (Frederick) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Gunz, Frederick (Friedrich) Walter (1914-1990), Haematologist Heagney, Brenda Gunz, Frederick (Friedrich) Walter (1914-1990), Haematologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore 469-470 Journal Article: Frederick Walter Gunz Anon Frederick Walter Gunz 1991 New Zealand Medical Journal 104 906 82 Journal Article: Frederick Walter Gunz MD London, PhD Cambridge, FRCP, FRACP, FRCP 1914 - 1990 Vincent, P.; R., E.; and Warren, B. Frederick Walter Gunz MD London, PhD Cambridge, FRCP, FRACP, FRCP 1914 - 1990 1991 Pathology 23 80-1