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Author Fisher, Fedora Gould.

Title Raphael Cilento : a biography / Fedora Gould Fisher
Published St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 1994

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 W'PONDS  362.1092 Cilent Fis/Rca  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 356 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Series UQP biography
UQP biography.
Contents Includes index
Summary "A pioneer in tropical medicine and an early exponent of the concept of public health, Raphael Cilento (1893-1985) was a controversial and charismatic figure." "His discoveries in nutrition earned him a knighthood and in 1934 he was appointed Queensland's first Director General of Health and Medical Services. At the end of the war he worked with the United Nations in Europe and in the Middle East, dealing with the large scale legacy of concentration camps, epidemic disease, refugees, and repatriation." "Following his return to Australia in 1951 he served in an honorary capacity in the preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of Queensland. His wife, Lady Cilento, was for many years the "Medical Mother" columnist for the Courier-Mail." "This is the first biography of Raphael Cilento and shows him to be a key figure in both Australian and International medical history. Fedora Fisher spent many years compiling information from family sources and interviews as well as researching archives in Australia and overseas."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Cilento, R.W
Physicians Biography Australia Queensland
Cilento, Raphael, Sir, 1893-1985
Physicians. Biography
Public health administration. Biography
Public health administration. Queensland. Biography
Tropical medicine. Biography
Tropical medicine. Queensland. Biography
United Nations. Officials and employees, Australian. Biography
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [338]-343
Includes index
Subject Cilento, R. W. (Raphael West), 1893-1985.
Cilento, Raphael, Sir, 1893-1985
United Nations -- Officials and employees, Australian -- Biography
Physicians -- Biography.
Physicians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Biography.
Public health administration -- Biography.
Public health administration -- Australia -- Queensland -- Biography.
Tropical medicine -- Biography.
Public officers -- Biography.
Tropical medicine -- Australia -- Queensland -- Biography.
Tropical Medicine.
Global Health.
Genre/Form Biography.
Biographies.
LC no. 94166115
ISBN 0702224383