Person

Kesteven, Hereward Leighton (1881 - 1964)

Born
16 January 1881
Levuka, Fiji
Died
18 May 1964
Brighton, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Malacologist, Medical scientist and Physician

Summary

Hereward Kesteven was a technical assistant at the Australian Museum 1903-1907 and a lecturer of physiology at the Sydney Technical College 1908-1913. After graduating in medicine he continued his research in conjunction with his general practice, mainly at Bulahdelah, New South Wales.

Details

Chronology

1891
Life event - Moved to Sydney with his family
1903 - 1907
Career position - Technical Assistant, Australian Museum
1909
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1911
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney
1914
Education - MB, University of Sydney
1915 - 1919
Career event - In general practice in Belmore, New South Wales
1916
Education - MS, University of Sydney
1919
Education - Doctorate of Medicine, University of Sydney
1920 - 1936
Career event - In general practice in Bulahdelah, New South Wales
1926 - ?
Career position - Honorary Zoologist, Australian Museum
1936 - ?
Career position - Medical Director, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
1942 - 1946
Career position - Director of Medical Services, Allied Works Council
1944
Award - Walter Burfitt Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales
1946
Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne
1948 - ?
Life event - In general practice in Cooktown, Palmwoods, Maroochydore and Brighton, Queensland

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Archival resources

State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room

  • Hereward Leighton Kesteven - Records, 1900 - 1964; State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Kesteven, Hereward Leighton: edited by Geoffrey Kesteven [et al.], Dr K - in his own words: memoirs of an Australian medical man 1881-1951: the autobiography of Hereward Leighton Kesteven ([Colo Heights] NSW: James Kesteven, 2009), 82 pp. Details

Book Sections

Journal Articles

  • Whitley, G. P., 'Hereward Leighton Kesteven (1881-1964) as a Conchologist', Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 89 (1968), 33-35. Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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