John Cairney (anatomist)
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Dr John Cairney | |
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File:John Cairney (crop).jpg | |
5th Director-General of Health | |
In office February 1950 – October 1959 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Ritchie |
Succeeded by | Harold Turbott |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 October 1898 Greymouth, New Zealand |
Died | 5 August 1966 Wellington, New Zealand |
Spouse |
Claris Dorothy Kempthorne
(m. 1920) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
John Cairney CMG (8 October 1898 – 5 August 1966) was the New Zealand Director-General of Health and Inspector-General of Hospitals, an anatomist, a medical superintendent and a writer and painter. He was born in Greymouth, New Zealand, on 8 October 1898.[1] In 1953, Cairney was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] In the 1960 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[3]
References
- ↑ Dow, Derek A. "John Cairney". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ↑ "No. 41911". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1960. p. 41.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to John Cairney (anatomist) at Wikimedia Commons