Biographical entry Osborne, William Alexander (1873 - 1967)
Professor
- Born
- 26 August 1873
Holywood, Down, Ireland - Died
- 28 August 1967
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Academic, Broadcaster, Man of Letters and Professor of Physiology
- Summary
B BCh Belf. DSc Tubingen and Melb, (Hons) DSc Belf., (Hons) MD, (Hons), FACS.
University of Melbourne, President of the Professional Board from 1919 to 1921.
University of Melbourne, Professor of Physiology and Histology from 30 December 1903 to 1938.
University of Melbourne, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture from 1906 to 1911.
University of Melbourne, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine from 1929 to 1938.
University of Melbourne, Councillor from 1919 to 1921, 1924 and 1928.
University of Melbourne, member of the Extension Board from 1910 to 1921.
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Chronology
- c. 1895
- Education - Queen's College, Belfast
- c. 1897
- Scholarships - 1851 Exhibition scholarship
- c. 1897 - 1899
- Education - University of Tübingen, Germany
- 30 December 1903 - 1938
- University of Melbourne - Professor of Physiology and Histology
- 1906 - 1911
- University of Melbourne - Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
- 1910 - 1921
- University of Melbourne - Member of the Extension Board
- 1919 - 1921
- University of Melbourne - Council
- 1919 - 1921
- University of Melbourne - President of the Professional Board
- 1924
- University of Melbourne - Council
- 1928
- University of Melbourne - Council
- 1929 - 1938
- University of Melbourne - Dean, Faculty of Medicine
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Published Resources
Online Resources
- Jones, Barry O., Osborne, William Alexander (1873-1967), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre for Biography, Australian National University, 1988, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/osborne-william-alexander-7929. Details
Created: 23 August 2018, Last modified: 14 December 2018