Sir James Barrett | |
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![]() James Barrett
c. 1914 | |
Born |
South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 27 February 1862
Died | 6 April 1945 | (aged 83)
Sir James William Barrett, KBE, CB, CMG (27 February 1862 [1] – 6 April 1945) was an Australian ophthalmologist and academic administrator.
Born in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, [1] he was educated at the University of Melbourne and King's College London. [2] He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 1931 to 1934, and then as Chancellor from 1935 to 1939. [3] He was President of the British Medical Association from 1935 to 1936, [4] and the inaugural president of the Victorian Town Planning and Parks Association, now the Town and Country Planning Association. [5] He was a notable supporter of Jewish refugee migration to Australia by persons fleeing Nazism. [6]
Sir James Barrett | |
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![]() James Barrett
c. 1914 | |
Born |
South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 27 February 1862
Died | 6 April 1945 | (aged 83)
Sir James William Barrett, KBE, CB, CMG (27 February 1862 [1] – 6 April 1945) was an Australian ophthalmologist and academic administrator.
Born in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, [1] he was educated at the University of Melbourne and King's College London. [2] He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 1931 to 1934, and then as Chancellor from 1935 to 1939. [3] He was President of the British Medical Association from 1935 to 1936, [4] and the inaugural president of the Victorian Town Planning and Parks Association, now the Town and Country Planning Association. [5] He was a notable supporter of Jewish refugee migration to Australia by persons fleeing Nazism. [6]