Department of Anatomy and Pathology (1882 - 1905)

The Department of Anatomy and Pathology of the University of Melbourne was created in 1882 when the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology was split in two. The first incumbent, Harry Brookes Allen, held the chair until the department was further divided in 1905.

• Anatomy and Pathology Department

In 1881, the University of Melbourne dean of medicine, George Britton Halford, invited his younger colleague, Harry Allen, the lecturer in anatomy and pathology, to help him draw up recommendations for the division of the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology. The following year, a Department of Physiology was created, chaired by Halford, along with a Department of Anatomy and Pathology, chaired by Allen.

With the growth of the medical school, these positions were increasingly onerous, although Halford continued as professor of physiology and dean of medicine until 1896, aged 71. In 1905, the University Council agreed to divide the Department of Anatomy and Pathology into separate Departments of Anatomy and of Pathology. Allen took the Chair of Pathology and the Council appointed Richard Berry to the Chair of Anatomy.

Previous and Subsequent Entities

 1862 - 1882 Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology
       1882 - 1905 Department of Anatomy and Pathology
             1905 - Department of Pathology
             1905 - 1923 Department of Anatomy
                   1923 - 1993 Department of Anatomy and Histology
                         1993 - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Faculty

• Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne (1876 - 1989)