Frederick Colin Courtice

Frederick Colin Courtice FAA (26 March 1911, Bundaberg - 29 February 1992, Sydney), was an Australian medical scientist who became an expert in lymphatic physiology. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

His father, Frederick Courtice, was a Queensland politician.

Courtice served as a council member (1964–1966) and vice-president (1965–1966) of the Australian Academy of Science. He was also chairman of the National Radiation Committee (1965–1973), an Australian delegate to UNESCO (1962, 1964), and a member of the committee responsible for establishing the National Heart Foundation. ^[6]

Qualifications and recognition

• 1932 BSc (Hons I), Syd
• 1932 Rhodes Scholarship (Honours School of Physiology, Oxford)
• 1934 MA Oxon
• 1935 DPhil Oxon
• 1937 LRCP
• 1937 MRCS
• 1946 MA Oxon
• 1946 DSc Syd
• 1946 Honorary FRACS
• 1948 Director of the Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology at Sydney Hospital
• 1954 Elected FAA
• 1958-1974 Foundation Professor in the John Curtin School for Medical Research (ANU)
• 1960 FRACP
• 1976 Emeritus Professor

Source ^[5]

References

1. Trevor G. Redgrave (2016). "Courtice, Frederick Colin (1911–1992)". ADB. anu.edu.au.
2. P.I. Korner (1994). "Frederick Colin Courtice 1911-1992". Historical Records of Australian Science. BrightSparcs. pp. 35–49.
3. "Courtice, Frederick Colin (Colin) (1911 - 1992)". eoas.
4. "Courtice, F. C. (Frederick Colin) (1911-1992)". trove.nla.gov.au.
5. "College Roll: Courtice, Frederick Colin". racp.edu.au.
6. Trevor G. Redgrave. "Frederick Colin Courtice (1911–1992)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 February 2025.