Charles Hercus
Sir Charles Ernest Hercus DSO OBE VD (13 June 1888 – 26 March 1971) was a New Zealand doctor and professor of public health. He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 13 June 1888. He was for many years dean of the University of Otago Dunedin School of Medicine.[1] The Hercus Building of the Dunedin campus, on the corner of Great King and Hanover Streets, is named for him.[2]
Hercus was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1947 New Year Honours.[3] The Health Research Council of New Zealand offers an annual Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship, worth up to NZD 600,000 "for emerging scientists who have demonstrated outstanding potential to develop into highly skilled researchers able to initiate new avenues of investigation", in his honour.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Dow, Derek A. "Charles Ernest Hercus". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Lecture Theatres and Seminar Rooms - Hercus Building". University of Otago. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "No. 37836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 31.
- ^ "Career development awards - 2022 Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship". gateway.hrc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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