Sydney Sunderland

Sir Sydney Sunderland CMG (31 December 1910 – 27 August 1993) was an eminent Australian scientist in the field of medicine, and was a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[1][2][3][4] He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne and Brisbane State High School, and the University of Queensland.[5] He was Dean of Medicine at the University of Melbourne.

Personal life

Sir Sydney Sunderland was the son of Rugby League administrator and journalist Harry Sunderland.

Honours

Sunderland was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1961.[6] He was knighted in 1971.[7]

References
  1. Brightsparcs
  2. Biography Archived 2013-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, Uni Melbourne
  3. eoas
  4. Trove
  5. "Sunderland, Sir Sydney (Syd) (1910–1993)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  6. It's an Honour: CMG. Retrieved 16 January 2017
  7. It's an Honour: Knight Bachelor. Retrieved 16 January 2017


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