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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-11-18 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007919b.htm person Littlejohn Jean CBE AACR2 3 April 1899 27 November 1990 Place of Birth Nelson, New Zealand Place of Death East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Otolaryngologist Medical practitioner Jean Littlejohn was the first person to gain a Diploma in Laryngology and Otology from the University of Melbourne. Having qualified in medicine in 1922, she joined her two brothers in private practice. However, her association with the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital led her to specialise in diseases of the ear, nose and throat. She worked at the Hospital for over 50 years, becoming Clinical Dean and a Member of the Committee of Management. Littlejohn made significant contributions in paediatric ear, nose and throat medicine, developing new techniques for the removal of tonsils and adenoids. She established clinic for infant deafness at the Hospital and pioneered use of hearing aids for babies. In 1957 the Hospital established the Jean Littlejohn Deafness Investigation and Research Unit. Littlejohn was a founding member and President of the Otolaryngological Society of Australia. Two awards have been established in her name by the University of Melbourne. In 1978 the Department of Otolaryngology awarded the first biennial Jean Littlejohn research prize. The annual Littlejohn Medal, which recognises outstanding contributions to knowledge and research across heath and medical disciplines, was inaugurated in 2025 by the University.

Littlejohn, in her medical studies, was a classmate of Kate Campbell, Meredith Bryce and Jean Macnamara.

1904 1904 Life event - Migrated to Victoria with her family 1922 1922 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1922 1922 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1923 Career position - Medical Superintendent, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1924 Career position - In private practice (with her two brothers), Collins St, Melbourne 1924 1929 Career position - Honorary clinical assistant, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1929 1933 Career position - Assistant Surgeon, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1933 1933 Education - Diploma in Otolaryngology, University of Melbourne 1933 1952 Career position - Senior Surgeon, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1935 1990 Education - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1946 1959 Career position - Member, Committee of Management, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1947 Career position - Clinical Dean, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1947 1947 Career event - Elected to Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne 1948 1948 Career position - Founding President, Soroptimist International in Victoria 1950 1950 Career position - Foundation Member, Otolaryngological Society of Australia 1950 1952 Career position - Chairman of honorary medical staff, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1952 1952 Career event - Appointed Life Governor and Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1957 1961 Career position - Otologist, Jean Littlejohn Deafness Investigation and Research Unit, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1958 1959 Career position - President, Otolaryngological Society of Australia 1961 1974 Career position - Otologist, Jean Littlejohn Deafness Investigation and Research Unit, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 1962 1962 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1975 1975 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1978 1978 Career event - Retired from medical practice Macnamara, Annie Jean (1899 - 1968) Campbell, Kate Isabel (1899 - 1986) Bryce, Lucy Meredith (1897 - 1968) Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) (1927 - )

Fellow 1935 - 1990

 Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (1961 - )

Otologist, Jean Littlejohn Deafness Investigation and Research Unit 1961 - 1974

 Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (1873 - 1961)

Senior Surgeon 1933 - 1952; Member, Committee of Management 1946 - 1959

 'Littlejohn, Jean', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Littlejohn, Jean Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Jean Littlejohn OBE, CBE, MB BS, DLO, FRACS Thomson, John R. Obituary: Jean Littlejohn OBE, CBE, MB BS, DLO, FRACS 1991 Medical journal of Australia 154 12 846 Resource Section: Littlejohn, Jean (1899 - 1990), medical practitioner Due, Stephen Littlejohn, Jean (1899 - 1990), medical practitioner Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 2012 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z Nolan, Melanie