Barrett, James, (Sir) (1862-1945)

Also known as
Barrett, James W. (James William) (1862-1945)
Barrett, James William, (Sir) (1862-1945)
Barrett, James William (1862-1945)
Field of activity
Physician and Medical scientist; academic; army medical officer; medical historian; military historian; ophthalmologist; patron of the arts; Red Cross administrator; university chancellor; university vice-chancellor; publicist
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BARRETT, Sir JAMES WILLIAM (1862-1945), ophthalmologist and publicist, was born on 27 February 1862 at Emerald Hill (South Melbourne), eldest child of James Barrett, physician, formerly of Oxfordshire, England, and his wife Catherine Oliver, née Edkins; she died when young James was 12.

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(Sir) James William Barrett practised as an oculist in Melbourne and was a lecturer in the School of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. He was later Vice-Chancellor 1931-35, and then Chancellor 1935-39.

Born Emerald Hill, Victoria, 27 February 1862. Died Toorak, Victoria, 6 April 1945. KBE, CB, Egyptian order during World War I. Educated University of Melbourne (MB 1881, ChB 1882, MD 1887, ChM 1888) and King's College London (MRCS 1884, FRCS 1887). Resident medical officer, Melbourne Hospital 1882-83; research and teaching, London 1883-86; private practice, Melbourne from 1886; part-time demonstrator in physiology and histology, University of Melbourne from 1887; research into the eyes of animals; associated with the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital from 1888; lecturer in the physiology of the special senses, University of Melbourne 1897-1937; war service with Australian Imperial Force at 1st Australian General Hospital 1914-15; war service with British Army in Royal Army Medical Corps 1916-19; vice-chancellor, University of Melbourne 1931-34, deputy-chancellor 1934, chancellor 1935-39. President, British Medical Association 1935; first president, Ophthalmological Society of Australia 1939. Founded the Bush Nursing Association with his sister Edith (q.v) 1910.

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Sir James Barrett, than whom no man in Australia, perhaps, shouldered more responsible positions in cultural and humanitarian movements, died at his home, Palmyra, Lansell Rd, Toorak, yesterday morning....

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Australian Dictionary of Biography

Encyclopedia of Australian Science

  1. Obituary: Sir James BarrettAustralian Journal of Science 7 6 169-170 : Obituary: Sir James Barrett
    Medley, J. D. G.
    [1945]
  2. Illustrations of the picric acid test for albumen and sugar in the urineThe Australian Medical Journal (See Medical Times and Gazette, March 24, 1883) 343-344 : Illustrations of the picric acid test for albumen and sugar in the urine
    Barrett, James W.
    [1883]
    Published: T.M. Buzzard
  3. Barrett, Sir James William (1862-1945), opthalmologist and publicistAustralian Dictionary of Biography Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 7 186-189 : Barrett, Sir James William (1862-1945), opthalmologist and publicist
    Murray-Smith, S.
    [1979]
    Published: Melbourne University Press
  4. The prophylaxis of venereal disease: a reply to Sir James Barrett
    Booth, Angela
    [1915?]
    Published: Association to Combat the Social Evil
  5. 150 Years, 150 Stories: James William BarrettUni News 12 12 4 : 150 Years, 150 Stories: James William Barrett
    Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter
    [2003]
  6. Max Rudolf LembergRecords of the Australian Academy of Science 4 1 133-156 : Max Rudolf Lemberg
    Barrett, J.; Robertson, R. N.
    [1979]
  7. Chemistry in Australia Bibliography
    Collins, David
    [2009]
    Published: eScholarship Research Centre
    Series: http://www.eoas.info/ciab.html
  8. 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne
    Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter
    [2003]
    Published: Department of History, University of Melbourne
  9. The University of Melbourne Archives: James William Barrett - Records (1882 - 1942)
    Private business papers 1891-1946; correspondence; articles by Barrett and others, newspaper cuttings relating to medicine and public health 1882-1942, the National Parks Association and other conservation bodies 1909-42, and the University of Melbourne 1908-42.

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  1. Eighty eventful years / by Sir James Barrett ; foreword by Sir John Latham
    Barrett, James Sir, 1862-1945
    [ Book : 1945 ]
    At 21 libraries
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  2. Annotated list
    Barrett, James Sir, 1862-1945
    [ Unpublished : 1951 ]
    At National Library
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  3. Save Australia : a plea for the right use of our flora and fauna / by various writers ; edited by Sir James Barrett
    Barrett, James Sir, 1862-1945
    [ Book : 1925 ]
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  4. Collections of the Berkshire Record Office relating to Australia and New Zealand [M866]
    Barrett family
    [ Unpublished : 1950 ]
    At 6 libraries
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  5. Professor G.W.L. Marshall-Hall : address delivered on the occasion of the opening of the Marshall-Hall Wing, University Conservatorium of Music, 1935 / by Sir James Barrett
    Barrett, James Sir, 1862-1945
    [ Book : 1935 ]
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  6. The twin ideals : an educated Commonwealth / by James W. Barrett
    Barrett, James Sir, 1862-1945
    [ Book : 1918 ]
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  7. The diary of an Australian soldier / K.J. Barrett
    Barrett, K. J. (Keith Joy), 1891-1917
    [ Book : 1921 ]
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  8. A vision of the possible : what the R.A.M.C. might become : an account of some of the medical work in Egypt ; together with a constructive criticism of the R.A.M.C. / by James W. Barrett
    Barrett, James Sir, 1862-1945
    [ Book : 1919 ]
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  9. Report on the work of the Australian Branch, British Red Cross in Egypt, from March to September 3rd, 1915 / by James W. Barrett
    Barrett, James Sir, 1862-1945
    [ Book : 1915 ]
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  10. Abstracts from papers on hydatid disease, Victoria and Tasmania as health resorts, the cause of the first heart sound, Leinur's system of sewage, antiseptic treatment, and neuro-fibromata / by James W. Barrett
    Barrett, James Sir, 1862-1945
    [ Book : 1884 ]
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  1. Eighty eventful years / by Sir James Barrett ; foreword by Sir John Latham
    Barrett, James Sir, 1862-1945
    [ Book : 1945 ]
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  2. [Biographical cuttings on Lieut. Col. Sir James Barrett, eminent Australian oculist, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
    At National Library
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  3. Annotated list
    Barrett, James Sir, 1862-1945
    [ Unpublished : 1951 ]
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  4. Collections of the Berkshire Record Office relating to Australia and New Zealand [M866]
    Barrett family
    [ Unpublished : 1950 ]
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  5. Sixth Marian Barrett Memorial Lecture on Nursing : University of Melbourne, 13th July, 1955 / given by Dr. George Simpson
    Simpson, George Dr
    [ Book : 1955 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  6. Collection of typescript materials relating to the Grainger Museum / by Percy Grainger
    Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961
    [ Unpublished : 1938 ]
    At National Library
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  4. The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt : an illustrated and detailed account of the organisation and work of the Australian medical units in Egypt in 1914-1915 / by James W. Barrett and P.E. Deane
    Barrett, James W. Sir, (James William), 1862-1945
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  1. Fish trade in Norse Orkney and Caithness: a zooarchaeological approach. (Viking colonies in northern Scotland, 9th-15th centuries)
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