Person

Hunter, John Irvine (1898 - 1924)

Born: 24 January 1898
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died: 10 December 1924
London, England
Occupation: Anatomist

Summary

John Hunter was an acclaimed anatomist and Challis Chair of anatomy at the University of Sydney from 1923. He was a brilliant student and was appointed Associate Professor in anatomy, almost immediately after graduating. Hunter went on to produce numerous high quality research articles many on the concept of dual innervation of muscle fibers. He died of typhoid while on a lectureship in England.

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Chronology

1916 - 1917: Career position - Prosector in Anatomy (at the University of Sydney?)
1917 - 1920: Career position - Medical Tutor at Wesley College
1918 - 1920: Career position - Demonstrator in Anatomy at the University of Sydney
1920: Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
c. 1920 - c. 1923: Career position - Associate Professor of Anatomy at the University of Sydney
1921 - c. 1923: Career position - Overseas study in Britain, USA and Canada
1 March 1923 -: Career position - Challis Chair of Anatomy of the University of Sydney
1924: Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) received from the University of Sydney
October 1924: Career position - Co-presenter of the John B. Murphy oration to the American College of Surgeons

Published resources

Books

Blunt, M. J., John Irvine Hunter of the Sydney Medical School, 1898-1924 (Sydney: Sydney University Press, 1985), 135 pp. Details

Book Sections

Blunt, Michael J., 'Hunter, John Irvine (1898-1924), Professor of Anatomy' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 9 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 408-409. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090405b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

Foley, Paul B., and Catherine E. Storey., 'History of neurology in Australia and New Zealand', Handbook of clinical neurology, 95 (2010), 781-800. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0072-9752(08)02148-9. Details
Wilson, J. T., 'In memoriam: John Irvine Hunter, M.D.', Journal of anatomy London, 59 (1925), 349-54. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6240862. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/40442843. Details
'Hunter, John Irvine (1898-1924)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468642. Details

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