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Life Summary

Name	Frederick William Clements
Born	18 September, 1904 Young, New South Wales, Australia
Died	22 May, 1995 (aged 90) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	pneumonia
Education *	Sydney Boys' High School (student, 1918-1922) University of Sydney (student, 1923-1937)
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1931-1938) New South Wales, Australia medical scientist (1931-1975) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1931-1969) New South Wales, Australia public health physician (1938-1969) New South Wales, Australia medical writer (1967-1989) New South Wales, Australia medical historian (1986-1986) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Hinder memorial prize (University of Sydney) (recipient, 1928) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1967)
Key Organisations *	Lady Gowrie Child Centre (medical director) Canberra University College (council chair, 1945-1949) Royal Australasian College of Physicians (fellow, 1960-1995) Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (fellow, 1975-1995) Nutrition Society of Australia (president, 1975-1976) Nutrition Society of Australia (member, 1975) Dietiticians' Association of Australia (honorary member, 1980)
Workplaces *	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney) (doctor, 1928-1930) University of Sydney (medicine) (academic, 1931-1938) Australian Institute of Anatomy (director, 1938-1948) World Health Organisation (1949-1951) University of Sydney (medicine) (academic, 1951-1975) Karitane (Sydney) (honorary paediatrician, 1956-1974)

* Dates are approximate