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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-06-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005833b.htm person Heydon George Aloysius Makinson AACR2 18 June 1881 27 April 1963 Place of Birth Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Parasitologist George Heydon was a parasitologist whose research advanced considerably knowledge of human protozoan and helminth parasites. His work was concerned mainly with filariasis, hookworms, tuberculosis and particularly malaria. While posted to Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, to set up a health laboratory for the Commonwealth Department of Health, Heydon established for the first time which species of Anopheles was the main vector for malaria in the region. He continued this work at the Institute of Tropical Medicine as well as identifying the mosquito vectors of filaria in north Queensland. During WWII he contributed significantly to the management of tropical diseases for the armed forces. 1903 1903 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Cambridge 1908 1908 Education - MB ChM, University of Sydney 1916 1916 Award - Military Cross 1920 1920 Education - Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, University of Cambridge 1920 1920 Education - Diploma of Public Health, University of Cambridge 1921 1925 Career position - Pathologist, Commonwealth Department of Health, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 1925 1930 Career position - Parasitologist, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Townsville, Queensland 1930 1946 Career position - Parasitologist and Lecturer in medical parasitology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney 1938 1963 Career position - Founding Fellow, Royal Australian College of Physicians 1946 1946 Life event - Retired Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )

Founding Fellow 1938 - 1963

 Heydon, George Aloysius Makinson (18810618-19630427)

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 'Heydon, George Aloysius Makinson', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Heydon, George Aloysius Makinson Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians McDonald, G. L. Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Sydney Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1988-1994 Journal Article: Obituary: G.A.M. Heydon Backhouse, T. C.; and Ford, Edward Obituary: G.A.M. Heydon 1963 Medical Journal of Australia 1963 2(11) 465-467 Journal Article: Australian malariology during World War II (part 3 of "Pioneers of Australian military malariology" Howie-Willis, Ian Australian malariology during World War II (part 3 of "Pioneers of Australian military malariology" 2017 Journal of Military and Veteran's History 25 2 46-68 Book: Malaria: the Australian Experience, 1843-1991 Spencer, Margaret Malaria: the Australian Experience, 1843-1991 Townsville Australian College of Tropical Medicine 1994