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Jean littlejohn biography
Jean Littlejohn
Australian surgeon (1899–1990)
Jean LittlejohnOBE CBE (3 April 1899 – 27 November 1990) was an Australian surgeon, early practitioner of the developing field of otorhinolaryngology, and pioneer of deafness research.
She joined the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, Australia and maintained a long association with the hospital until her retirement in 1974.
Early life
Jean Littlejohn was born on 3 April 1899 in Nelson, New Zealand, the youngest of the five children of Scottish-born William Still Littlejohn and Jean (née Berry).[1][2] The family moved to Melbourne in 1904 when William Littlejohn was appointed headmaster of Scotch College.[1][3] Jean was educated at Scotch College's sister school, Presbyterian Ladies' College, where she found both academic and sporting success.[1][2]
Career
Littlejohn studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 1922; her grad