John Irvine Hunter
John Irvine Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 January 1898 Bendigo, Australia |
| Died | 10 December 1924 (aged 26) London, England |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Employers | |
| Spouse |
Hazel Annie McPherson
(m. 1924) |
John Irvine Hunter (24 January 1898 – 10 December 1924) was an Australian professor of anatomy.[1]
Early life and education
Hunter was born in Bendigo, Victoria, the third son of Henry Hunter, a furniture dealer, and Isabella née Hodgson.[2]
Hunter received his primary education at Albury Public school (1906–12), and later at the academically selective Fort Street High School. Thereafter, he read medicine at the University of Sydney, despite his poor background.[2]
Hunter graduated with first-class honours in 1920. From 1917 to 1920, Hunter was a medical tutor at Wesley College, University of Sydney, and, from 1918 to 1920, he was a demonstrator in anatomy.[1]
Career and later life
During World War I, Hunter enlisted for active service in 1917.[2]
Death
In 1924, Hunter travelled to England to give three lectures. He finished his first lecture on 5 December but he became ill shortly afterwards.[2]
While travelling to England, Hunter had contracted typhoid fever and died from the illness at University College Hospital on 10 December 1924.[3]
Personal life
Hunter married Hazel Annie McPherson in February 1924. A posthumous son, Irvine John Hunter, was born on 6 September 1925.[2]
Legacy
Portraits by John Longstaff and William Beckwith McInnes were painted after his death; both hang in the Anderson Stuart building of the University of Sydney. Bronze medallions, sculpted by Rayner Hoff, are held at Wesley College, the university and Fort Street High School.[4]
References
- ^ a b Michael J. Blunt, 'Hunter, John Irvine (1898-1924)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 9, MUP, 1983, pp 408–9. Retrieved 13 August 2009
- ^ a b c d e Serle, Percival (1949). "Hunter, John Irvine". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ "Death of Professor Hunter". The Sydney Morning Herald. London. 12 December 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 5 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Michael J. Blunt, 'Hunter, John Irvine (1898-1924)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 408-409.
Further reading
- Gerald Walsh, (2006) Born of the sun: seven young Australian lives, Canberra: Pandanus, 2006 ISBN 174076174X