Description
Studio portrait of Captain (Capt) Robert Hughes Black AAMC. Capt Black's interest in tropical medicine continued during his service in the Army and he was eventually posted to the Land Headquarters Medical Research Unit conducting research into Malaria. After the war he studied in England and in 1951 returned to the University of Sydney where he lectured at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He was appointed Professor and Director of Tropical Medicine in 1963, a post he held until 1982. In 1959 he became an active member of the CMF and consultant to the Australian Army on tropical medicine. He was placed on the Retired List with the honorary rank of Colonel in 1979.
Details
Accession Number
P03209.001
Photographer
Regal Studio
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Credit Line
Donor G Black
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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