Photo gallery: University of Sydney Professors, then and now

The following are a selection of photos of University of Sydney professors, then and now, courtesy of University of Sydney Archives and University websites.

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Then

The three foundation professors, Professors John Smith, Morris Birkbeck Pell and John Woolley:

Professors Pell, Woolley and Smith
  • Photo above: The three foundation professors of the University in 1857 in front of the Main Building, John Smith (Professor of Chemistry and Experimental Physics) (left), Morris Birkbeck Pell (Professor of Mathematics) (centre), and John Woolley (Principal and Professor of Classics) (right), University Archives.
Professor Smith
Professor Smith
  • Photos above: Professor Smith, University Archives. Professor John Smith, Professor of Chemistry and Experimental Physics, became the first Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
Professor Pell
Professor Pell
Professor Pell and Mrs Pell
  • Photo above: Professor Pell and Mrs Pell, University Archives.
Professor Woolley

Professor T P Anderson Stuart:

Professor T P Anderson Stuart
  • Photo above: Professor T P Anderson Stuart, Professor of Anatomy and Physiology from 1883 and Professor of Physiology from 1890, was the second Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine website.
    The Medical School is closely associated with the work of Professor Anderson Stuart who supervised every aspect of its development from 1884 until his death in 1920. In 1901 he was responsible for the opening of a department of dentistry at the University.

Professor Tannatt William Edgeworth David:

Professor Edgeworth David
  • Above: Professor Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Professor of Geology 1891-1924, University Archives. View profile.

Miscellaneous:

Professors 1916
  • Photo above: Professors drilling in the Quadrangle, 1916, University Archives. View enlargement.