Hicks, Cedric Stanton, Sir, 1892-1976

Born at Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand, 2 June 1892, Hicks became a famous physiologist and pharmacologist. He was responsible for scientific reform of food preparation for the Australian Army during World War II having moved to Australia in 1926 to take up the Chair of Human Physiology and Pharmacology at Adelaide University, a position he held until 1958. For further details see The Australian Encyclopedia. He died in 1976.

From the description of Papers of Cedric Stanton Hicks [manuscript]. 1887-1976. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826623