Harold Addison Woodruff (10 July 1877 – 1 May 1966) was an Australian

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and bacteriologist. He was born on 10 July 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England to Herbert Woodruff and Mary, née Addison. He was raised

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and remained active, including attending to weekly prayer meetings for students at the

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Career

Woodruff was educated at

Wesley College, Sheffield Wesley College, a school to educate the sons of the laity, opened in 1838 in new buildings designed by William Flockton on Glossop Road, Sheffield, England. It was founded by Rev. Samuel Dousland Waddy (1804–1876) to "supply a generally sup ...

, England, and graduated at the

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, London, England. He tutored in surgery there in 1898-1899 and then became a professor in veterinary science and bacteriology at the

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, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. He returned in 1900 to the Royal Veterinary College as a professor of materia medica and hygiene. From 1900 to 1908, he was appointed chair of veterinary medicine and ran an extensive out-patient clinic. In 1912, he graduated with an English

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, L.R.C.P. and transferred to Australia as professor of veterinary pathology and director of the veterinary institute at the

Military career

In October 1915, Woodruff joined the Australian Imperial Force as a major in the

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(A.D.V.S. Third Division), serving in Egypt and France to fight World War I. He was permitted to return home in 1917 due to the decline of the veterinary school.

Later Years

At the age of 51 in 1928, Woodruff accepted a post as director of the bacteriology department at Melbourne University when the veterinary school finally closed. His efforts expanded the department, he influenced a number of notable scientists, and, most importantly, he established th
Public Health Laboratories
now known as the Microbiological Diagnostic Unit at the Melbourne University. Throughout his career, he published a number of monographs, pamphlets and articles on veterinary medicine, medical issues, and theological issues. Woodruff delayed retirement until 1944 at the age of 57, but continued to be active in church activities, the peace movement, and music. In 1946, he was elected chairman of the Zoological Board of Victoria.

Personal life

Woodruff married Margaret Ada, née Cooper, on 11 July 1908 in Finchley, Middlesex, England. She died in 1916. On 24 June 1919 Woodruff married Isabella Scott Scoular Glaister. After her death on 3 March 1954 Woodruff returned to Britain. He died on 1 May 1966 at the age of 89 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was survived by his two sons from his first wife,

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and Phillip.

Works

* ''A Pure Milk Supply by H. A. Woodruff'' * ''I.H.S., Jesus Saviour of Men by H. A. Woodruff'' * ''Emmanuel - God With Us: A Study on the Incarnation by H. A. Woodruff'' * ''If I Were a Jew by H. A. Woodruff / If I Were a Christian by H. M. Saenger and H. A. Woodruff'' * ''This "Liquor Tyranny" by Professor H.A. Woodruff'' * ''Education, What Part Shall the Church Play? by H. A. Woodruff'' * ''Research and the Pastoral Industry by T. Brailsford Robertson and H. A. Woodruff'' * ''The Causation and Prevention of Puerperal Infection by R. Marshall Allan and H. A. Woodruff'' * ''World Order or Anarchy? by H. A. Woodruff''

References

* TROV – The National Library of Australia http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/512216?c=people * Environment, Economy and Australian Biology 1890-1939 Historical Studies 21 11-28 : Environment, Economy and Australian Biology 1890-1939 * Schedvin, C. B. * Woodruff, Harold Addison (1877-1966), Veterinary Pathologist and Bacteriologist Australian Dictionary of Biography John Ritchie 12 562-563 : Woodruff, Harold Addison (1877-1966), Veterinary Pathologist and Bacteriologist Killip, Norah L., Published: Melbourne University Press * Arthur William Turner 1900-1989 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 1 49-63 : Arthur William Turner 1900-1989 * French, E. L. and Sutherland, A. K. {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodruff, Harold Addison University of Melbourne faculty Australian Army officers Australian bacteriologists Australian Methodists British expatriates in Australia 1877 births 1966 deaths Australian veterinarians Male veterinarians People educated at Wesley College, Sheffield British veterinarians Academics of the Royal Agricultural University