James Barrett (academic)
Australian ophthalmologist and academic administrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir James William Barrett, KBE, CB, CMG (27 February 1862[1] ā 6 April 1945) was an Australian ophthalmologist and academic administrator.
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Born | (1862-02-27)27 February 1862 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 6 April 1945(1945-04-06) (aged 83) |
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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]