About James Barrett
Lived 1862 – 1945 (aged 83). James Barrett was an Australian ophthalmologist.
Sir James William Barrett, (27 February 1862 he was educated at the University of Melbourne and King's College London.
During World War I he organised a successful open-air hospital in the grounds of Luna Park, Cairo, for military casualties from the Gallipoli landings.
He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 1931 to 1934, and then as Chancellor from 1935 to 1939. He was President of the British Medical Association from 1935 to 1936, and the inaugural president of the Victorian Town Planning and Parks Association, now the Town and Country Planning Association. He was a notable supporter of Jewish refugee migration to Australia by persons fleeing Nazism.
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Who was James Barrett?
ophthalmologist and academic administrator
When was James Barrett born?
James Barrett was born on 27 February 1862 in South Melbourne.
When did James Barrett die?
James Barrett died on 6 April 1945.
What was James Barrett's occupation?
James Barrett was an ophthalmologist.
What nationality was James Barrett?
James Barrett was Australian.
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· DBpedia: James Barrett (academic)
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