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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-05-29 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-06-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006062b.htm person Weekes Hazel Claire AACR2 11 April 1903 2 June 1990 Place of Birth Paddington, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Warriewood, New South Wales, Australia Zoologist Medical practitioner Hazel Weekes was a zoologist noted for her pioneering work on the placentation of viviparous reptiles and its possible relationship to that of mammals. Twice she was Macleay Fellow with the Linnean Society of New South Wales but found employment in the zoological field hard to find. After travelling in Europe to study music Weekes returned to Sydney and qualified in medicine. She practiced as a general practitioner and physician, for over 20 years at the Rachel Forster Hospital in Sydney. Although not a psychiatrist, her patients benefited from her methods, many of which were incorporated into the management of neuroses. Weekes wrote several successful books which were translated into 14 languages including Japanese. 1926 1926 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1927 1929 Award - Linnean Macleay Fellowship (Biology), for study at the University of Sydney 1930 1930 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney 1932 1934 Award - Linnean Macleay Fellowship (Biology), for study at the University of Sydney 1945 1945 Education - MB BS, University of Sydney 1947 1955 Career position - Assistant Physician, Rachel Forster Hospital, Sydney 1955 1955 Education - Member, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1955 1961 Career position - Physician, Rachel Forster Hospital, Sydney 1962 Career position - Consulting Physician, Rachel Forster Hospital, Sydney 1973 1990 Career position - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1978 1990 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )

Fellow 1973 - 1990

 Linnean Macleay Fellowship (1905 - )

Awarded the Fellowship (Biology) 1927 - 1929, 1932 - 1934

 Weekes, Hazel Claire (19030411-19900602)

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 'Weekes, Hazel Claire', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Weekes, Hazel Claire Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Weekes, Hazel Claire Holland, R. A. B. Weekes, Hazel Claire Sydney Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2018 College roll [of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians] Review: Australian journal of biography and history Roth, David 2021 Australian journal of biography and history 5 297-301 Book: The woman who cracked the anxiety code: the extraordinary life of Dr Claire Weekes Hoare, Judith The woman who cracked the anxiety code: the extraordinary life of Dr Claire Weekes Brunswick, Vic. Scribe Publications 2019 Resource Section: Weekes, Hazel Claire (Claire) (1903 - 1990) Heywood, Anne Weekes, Hazel Claire (Claire) (1903 - 1990) The Australian Women's Register Book Section: Weekes, Hazel Claire (1903-1990), zoologist and physician Holland, Robert A. B. Weekes, Hazel Claire (1903-1990), zoologist and physician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2012 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z Melanie Nolan 576-7