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]
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 |
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| Born | John Dudley Gibbs Medley 19 April 1891 Oxford, England |
| Died | 26 September 1962 (aged 71) Harkaway, Victoria, Australia |
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Early life
editMedley 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]
Military service
editMedley 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]
The University of Melbourne
editMedley 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]
Legacy
editIn 1971, the John Medley Building at the University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus was named in Medley's honour.[2]
Medley Hall, the smallest residential college of the University of Melbourne, was named in Medley's honour in 1955.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Geoffrey Serle, 'Medley, Sir John Dudley Gibbs (Jack) (1891–1962)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/medley-sir-john-dudley-gibbs-jack-11101/text19763 , published first in hardcopy 2000, accessed online 16 May 2021.
- ^ Goad, Philip. (2003). Architecture on Campus : A Guide to the University of Melbourne and its Colleges. MUP. ISBN 0-522-85059-6. OCLC 800332147.
- ^ "University accommodation: Our history". The University of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.