Derek Llewellyn-Jones
Derek Llewellyn-Jones | |
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| Born | John Derek Llewellyn-Jones 29 April 1923 Wallaby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 28 November 1997 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | English naturalized Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation(s) | Gynaecologist and author |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Kirkby |
| Children | 3 including Tony Llewellyn-Jones |
John Derek Llewellyn-Jones OBE (29 April 1923 – 28 November 1997) was an English-Australian gynaecologist and medical author. He was also a broadcaster for Radio Malaya.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born in the Wallaby, Merseyside, England, to a Welsh father and Irish mother. He attended Chester Kings School, in Chester, and he attended the University of Dublin,he became a naturalized Australian in 1976. His grandfather was a politician for the Liberal Party. He was brought up in Hawarden, North Wales. He's father was a general practitioner, and mother was a doctor. He was subscripted to the army, and served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the United Kingdom and subsequently in Malaya.
He was an associate professor of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Sydney for 23 years from 1965.
He wrote Everywoman, the textbook Fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,[2] Everyman and Everygirl.[3]
He was married to politician and actress Elisabeth Kirkby they have three children born in 1949 a (son), who is an actor, 1952 (daughter) who is an actress, and 1955 (son) respectively.
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1964 Birthday Honours.[4]
Bibliography (selected)
[edit]Volume 1 - Fundamental's of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1969, original) edition 2, 1977 Volume 2 - Gynaecology - 1970, 1978 Everywoman - A Gynaecological Guide for Life 1971 , (edition 1), (edition 2 -1978) Human Reproduction and Society - (1974) On trial (book series) - 0 population growth (Dr. Colin Clarke)- 1974 Sex and Venereal disease - 1975
References
[edit]- ^ "Llewellyn-Jones, John Derek (1923-1997)". -Encyclopedia of Science and Innovation.
- ^ Smith, Deborah (1 December 1997), "Everywoman's champion", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Slee, Amruta (6 August 1989), "Llewellyn-Jones and the women in his life", The Sun Herald
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 43343". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1964. p. 4959.
External links
[edit]Worldcat listing for Derek Llewellyn-Jones
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