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.

Details

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, University of Sydney
1920
Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM), University of Sydney
c. 1920 - c. 1923
Career position - Associate Professor of Anatomy, 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), 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, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (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

See also

  • Serle, Percival, Dictionary of Australian biography (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949). Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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