Person

Cotton, Frank Stanley (1890 - 1955)

Born
30 April 1890
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Died
23 August 1955
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Physiologist

Summary

Frank Cotton was Professor of Physiology, University of Sydney 1942-1955 after being Chief Lecturer in Physiology from 1923 and Lecturer from 1913. He was a keen swimmer and held a number of University records.

Related Corporate Bodies

  • The University of Sydney (1850 - )

    Frank Cotton held a number of positions at The University of Sydney in the field of Physiology between 1913 and 1955.

    Date: 1913 - 1955

Archival resources

University of Sydney, Archives

  • Frank Stanley Cotton - Records, 1913 - 1955, P 147; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Nairn, Bede, 'Cotton, Francis (1857 - 1942), journalist and politician, Leo Arthur (1883 - 1963), professor of geology, and Frank Stanley (1890 - 1955) professor of physiology' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 119-120. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080684b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • Carlile, F., 'Obituary: Frank Stanley Cotton', Australian Journal of Science, 18 (1) (1955), 21-22. Details
  • Hobbins, Peter, 'The pigeon-hole waltz: deflating innovation in wartime Australia', Record: the University Archives (University of Sydney), 2015 (2015), 3-11. Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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