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Arthur Stanley Roe

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Arthur Roe
Born
Arthur Stanley Roe

(1885-04-16)16 April 1885[1]
Died16 April 1966(1966-04-16) (aged 81)
OccupationMedical doctor

Arthur Stanley Roe FRCSE FRACS (16 April 1885 – 19 July 1966) was an Australian medical doctor from Brisbane, and the first Rhodes Scholar[2] from Queensland when he was awarded the scholarship in 1904.[3] Educated at Brisbane Grammar School, he attended Balliol College at Oxford University.[4]

He was the son of Reginald Heber Roe, who was the first vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland, and Annie Maud Whish, daughter of Claudius Buchanan Whish.

References

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  1. ^ The Balliol College Register, 1832–1914. Balliol College, Oxford. 1914. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-02-244788-2. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Rhodes Scholars". uq.edu.au. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ Johns, Fred: John's notable Australians and Who is Who in Australia, page 267. Adelaide, 1908.
  4. ^ "Rhodes scholar". uq.edu.au. Retrieved 29 November 2016.