Llewellyn-Jones, John Derek (1923 - 1997)

Summary

John Llewellyn-Jones OBE MB Bch BAO MAO FCROG, was Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney from 1965. Earlier he was Senior Consultant Gynaecologist for the Federation of Malaya 1953-1965. He wrote the major textbook Fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1969, 9th ed 2010), that was adopted by medical schools worldwide and changed practices by "treating women as women, not as disorders of gynaecological plumbing". He also wrote medical books for the public, and in particular Everywoman (1971, 10th ed 2015) that sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. It was translated into many languages, and educated women about their bodies, helped them find their own voices on health issues, and helped change medical practices. He also wrote the complementary book Everyman (1981).

Details

Chronology

1945

Education - Bachelor of Obstetric Art (BOA), Dublin University

1948

Education - Master of Obstetric Art (MOA), Dublin University

1953 - 1965

Career position - Senior Consultant Gynaecologist, Federation of Malaya

1963

Career event - Fellow, Royal College of Gynaecologists (FRCOG)

1964

Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1965 -

Career position - Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

• John Derek Llewellyn-Jones - Records, 1945 - 1977, DeB 1037; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

• Smith, Deborah, 'Everywomen's Champion [Obituary: Derek Llewelyn-Jones 1923 - 1997]', Sydney Morning Herald (1997), 41. Details

Resources

• 'Llewellyn-Jones, Derek (19230429-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-640837. Details