Person
Rubbo, Sydney Dattilo (1911 - 1969)
- Born
- 11 September 1911
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 14 April 1969
Mount Martha, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Bacteriologist
Summary
Sydney Rubbo was senior lecturer in bacteriology at the University of Melbourne 1937-1944. During this time he also did a medical course, where he was both lecturer and class-mate of the graduands of 1943. In 1945 he became Professor of Bacteriology, a position he held until 1969.
Details
Born Sydney, 11 September 1911. Died April 1969. Educated Universities of Sydney (BSc, MPS), Melbourne (MD, BS) and London (PhD 1936, DSc). Research scholar, London 1935-37; senior lecturer in bacteriology, University of Melbourne 1937-44, Professor of Bacteriology 1945-69.
Chronology
- 1960 - 1961
- Career position - President, Australian Society for Microbiology
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Rasmussen, Carolyn, 'Rubbo, Sydney Dattilo (1911-1969), Professor of Microbiology' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 143-144. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160170b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: Professor Sydney D. Rubbo, MD, DSc, DipBact, MCPA', Pathology, 2 (1) (1970), 83. Details
- Cheers, Christina, 'The House that Syd Built: an Early History of the Department of Microbiology', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 122 (2010), x-xvii. Details
- Cooper, G. N., 'Obituary: Sydney Dattilo Rubbo', Australian Journal of Science, 32 (5) (1969), 201. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538359. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/271833816. Details
- 'Rubbo, Sydney Dattilo (1911-1969)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467780. Details
See also
- Brown, D. J., 'Adrien Albert 1907-1989', Historical Records of Australian Science, 8 (2) (1990), 63-75. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9900820063. Details
- Clarebrough, L. M.; Head, A. K., 'Walter Boas 1904-1982', Historical Records of Australian Science, 6 (4) (1987), 507-517. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9870640507. Details
- Danks, D.; Duffield, A.; Sargeson, A., 'Berthold Halpern 1923-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (4) (1983), 72-81. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9830540072. Details
- Fenner, F., 'Frank Macfarlane Burnet, 1899-1985', Historical Records of Australian Science, 7 (1) (1987), 39-77. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9870710039. Details
McCarthy, G.J. & Rosanne Walker
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018
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