Sir James William Barrett
University chancellor
- Born
- 27 February 1862, South Melbourne, Victoria
- Died
- 6 April 1945, Toorak, Victoria
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Dr James Barrett [qv]
- Mother
- Catherine Oliver Edkins
- Married (1) Marian Rennick (widow of Frederick Joy Pirani [qv]); (2) Monica Ernestine Heinze (daughter of Bernard Heinze, jeweller); father of James Noel Barrett [qv] and Keith Joy Barrett [qv]
Degrees
| 1881 | Bachelor of Medicine | The University of Melbourne |
| 1882 | Bachelor of Surgery | The University of Melbourne |
| 1887 | Doctor of Medicine | The University of Melbourne |
| 1888 | Master of Surgery | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- MRCS Eng 1884, FRCS Eng 1887, FRACS.
- Med practitioner.
- Ophthalmologist.
- Member of Council, UMelb from 1901, Lecturer in Physiology 1897-37, Vice-Chancellor 1931-34, Deputy Chancellor 1934-35, Chancellor 1935-39.
- CMG 1911.
Military service
- First World War: Lieutenant-Colonel 1st AIF
- Lieutenant-Colonel RAMC British Army (KBE, CB, Order of the Nile [Egypt]).
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barrett-sir-james-william-64
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000202b.htm
Other:
- UMA.