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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-09-08 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007083b.htm person Tidswell Frank AACR2 1867 26 February 1941 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Paddington, New South Wales, Australia Medical scientist Pathologist Frank Tidswell is considered one of Australia's pioneering microbiologists. For 20 years he was employed by the New South Wales Government, notably as Director of the Bureau of Microbiology from 1908 to 1913. He undertook some of the earliest studies on snake venom, producing the first antivenom for tiger snake venom, discovering in the process that it was not effective against poisoning by other snakes. During the course of research with John Ashburton Thompson and William George Armstrong into the aetiology of the plague, Tidswell made the first recorded observation of the presence of plague bacilli in the gut of the rat flea. With Charles Martin he investigated the femoral gland the male platypus, finding the poison to be very similar to that of Australian snakes. Tidswell published the first data on venom yields of Australian snakes. Other research was into the poison of the redback spider, the development of a vaccine against tick fever, and on proposals for the eradication of rabbits. In 1913, Tidswell resigned from government service, and established a successful private practice. He was Director of Pathology at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children from 1925 to 1941. 1892 1892 Education - MB ChM, University of Sydney 1893 1893 Education - Diploma of Public Health, University of Cambridge 1893 1897 Career position - Pathologist, New South Wales Board of Health 1897 1897 Career position - Demonstrator in Physiology, University of Sydney 1898 1908 Career position - Principal Assistant Medical Officer and Microbiologist, Analytical laboratory, New South Wales Board of Health 1904 1904 Career position - President, Section I (Sanitary Science and Hygiene), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1908 1913 Career position - Director, Bureau of Microbiology, New South Wales 1913 1925 Career position - In private practice 1925 1941 Career position - Director of Pathology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney Martin, Charles James (1866 - 1955) Armstrong, William George (1859 - 1941) Thompson, John Ashburton (1846 - 1915) Bureau of Microbiology, State of New South Wales (1908 - 1913)

Director 1908 - 1913

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

President, Section I (Sanitary Science and Hygiene) 1904

 'Tidswell, Frank', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Tidswell, Frank Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A brief sketch of the history of smallpox vaccination in New South Wales Tidswell, F. A brief sketch of the history of smallpox vaccination in New South Wales 1989 Report of the Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 7 1058-65 Journal Article: Some practical aspects of the plague in Sydney Tidswell, F. Some practical aspects of the plague in Sydney 1900 Journal of the Sanitary Institute 21 4 550-80 Journal Article: A preliminary note on the serum therapy of snake-bite Tidswell, F. A preliminary note on the serum therapy of snake-bite 1902 Australasian medical gazette 21 177-81 Book: Researches on Australian venoms: snake-bite, snake-venom, and antivenine; the poison of the platypus, the poison of the red-spotted spider Tidswell, F. Researches on Australian venoms: snake-bite, snake-venom, and antivenine; the poison of the platypus, the poison of the red-spotted spider Sydney New South Wales Department of Public Health 1906 Book Section: "A pathologist of distinction": Frank Tidswell, 1867 - 1941 Tyler, Peter J. "A pathologist of distinction": Frank Tidswell, 1867 - 1941 Sydney Organising Committee of the 6th Biennial Conference of the Australia Society of the History of Medicine 1999 Individuals & institutions in the history of medicine: proceedings of the 6th biennial conference of The Australian Society of the History of Medicine, Sydney Australian Society of the History of Medicine; [compiled by Louella McCarthy] 1-4 Journal Article: Obituary: Frank Tidswell Cleland, J. B. Obituary: Frank Tidswell 1941 Medical journal of Australia 10 May Book: Australian inventions and innovations Ingpen, Robert Australian inventions and innovations Rigby Publishers Limited 1982 Book: The Martin spirit: Charles Martin and the foundation of biological science in Australia Morison, Patricia The Martin spirit: Charles Martin and the foundation of biological science in Australia Canberra Halstead Press 2019 Journal Article: Toxinology in Australia's Colonial Era: a Chronology and Perspective of Human Envenomation in 19th Century Australia Pearn, John and Winkel, Kenneth D. Toxinology in Australia's Colonial Era: a Chronology and Perspective of Human Envenomation in 19th Century Australia 2006 Toxicon 48 7 726-737 Journal Article: Twentieth Century Toxinology and Antivenom development in Australia Winkel, Kenneth D.; Mirtschin, Peter and Pearn, John Twentieth Century Toxinology and Antivenom development in Australia 2006 Toxicon 48 7 738-754