John Medley (vice-chancellor)
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Sir John Medley | |
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| Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne | |
| In office 1 July 1938 – 1 July 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Raymond Priestly |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Paton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Dudley Gibbs Medley 19 April 1891 Oxford, England |
| Died | 26 September 1962 (aged 71) Harkaway, Victoria, Australia |
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Sir John (Jack) Dudley Gibbs Medley was a British Australian businessman and administrator. He held the position of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne from 1938 to 1951.[1]
Early life[edit]
Medley was born on 19 April 1891 in Oxford, England to Dudley Julius Medley and Isabel Alice Medley (née Gibbs).[1] He was the eldest of seven children.[1]
Military service[edit]
Medley was commissioned in 1914 in the 6th (Glamorgan) Battalion, Welch Regiment.[1] He later served as a railway transport officer in France and Belgium.[1]
The University of Melbourne[edit]
Medley was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne on 1 July 1938, and oversaw the administration and leadership of the University through World War II.[1]
Legacy[edit]
In 1971, the John Medley Building at the University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus was named in Medley's honour.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Geoffrey Serle, 'Medley, Sir John Dudley Gibbs (Jack) (1891–1962)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/medley-sir-john-dudley-gibbs-jack-11101/text19763, published first in hardcopy 2000, accessed online 16 May 2021.
- ↑ Auteur., Goad, Philip. (2003). Architecture on Campus : A Guide to the University of Melbourne and its Colleges. MUP. ISBN 0-522-85059-6. OCLC 800332147. Search this book on
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