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 Dudley Gibbs Medley was an Australian businessman and administrator. He held the position of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne from 1938 to 1951. [1]
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]
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]
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]
In 1971, the John Medley Building at the University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus was named in Medley's honour. [2]
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