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Cumpston, John Howard Lidgett (1880 - 1954)

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Epidemiologist and Health administrator

Born: 19 June 1880 South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. Died: 9 October 1954 Forresy, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

John Howard L. Cumpston was the first Director-General of the Commonwealth Department of Health when it was created in 1921, a position he retained until 1945. He had joined the Health Department in 1908 after working with C.J. Martin at the Lister Institute.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000336. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 12 December 2006

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