sub-fonds GB 0117 MS 738 - Fairley, Neil Hamilton (1891–1966)

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GB 0117 MS 738

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Fairley, Neil Hamilton (1891–1966)

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  • 20th Century (Creation)

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1 box

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Born in Victoria, Australia, 1891; Education: MBBS (Melbourne, 1915); MD, DSc; career: Served in the Australian Army Medical Corps (World War One); Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne (1920); Medical Research Officer, Bombay; returned to Hall Institute (1927); Lecturer, School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (1929-1940); Consulting Physician, Australian Military Forces (1940-1942); Director of Medicine and Chairman, Combined Advisory Committee on Tropical Medicine, South Pacific Area (1942-1946); Professor of Tropical Medicine, London (1946); resigned on health grounds (1948); Fellow of the Royal Society, 1942; Buchanan Medal, 1957; died, 1966.

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GB 0117 MS 738 20th Century Sub-fonds 1 box Fairley , Sir , Neil Hamilton , 1891-1966 , Knight , physician

Born in Victoria, Australia, 1891; Education: MBBS (Melbourne, 1915); MD, DSc; career: Served in the Australian Army Medical Corps (World War One); Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne (1920); Medical Research Officer, Bombay; returned to Hall Institute (1927); Lecturer, School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (1929-1940); Consulting Physician, Australian Military Forces (1940-1942); Director of Medicine and Chairman, Combined Advisory Committee on Tropical Medicine, South Pacific Area (1942-1946); Professor of Tropical Medicine, London (1946); resigned on health grounds (1948); Fellow of the Royal Society, 1942; Buchanan Medal, 1957; died, 1966.

Papers relating to Neil Hamilton Fairley including obituaries, personal reminiscences of him and correspondence relating to the erection of a memorial in Australia.

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Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Feb 2009. Oceania Fairley , Sir , Neil Hamilton , 1891-1966 , Knight , physician Building components Australia Decorative features Memorials

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Papers relating to Neil Hamilton Fairley including obituaries, personal reminiscences of him and correspondence relating to the erection of a memorial in Australia.

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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

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  • English

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