John William Magarey Lawton

John William Magarey Lawton (born 24 April 1939[citation needed]) is an Australian immunologist and musician who had a career in Hong Kong.

Early life

Lawton was born in Adelaide, to Edgar Vincent Lawton and Kathleen Elsie Lawton, née Magarey, of 3 Hilda Terrace, Hawthorn, South Australia.[1] He grew up in comfortable surroundings in a close, musical, church-going family,[2] and was educated at Prince Alfred College, where he was a prize-winning student.[3][4] He studied violin, gaining a Gladys Lloyd Thomas scholarship in 1954,[5] and was a member of the South Australian Symphony Orchestra.[2]

Medical career

He studied medicine at the University of Adelaide, graduating Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Science in 1963, working as a resident medical officer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1963–1964 and the Adelaide Children's Hospital 1964–1965. He worked as a research fellow, University of Adelaide 1965–1967. He continued his studies, gaining his Doctor of Medicine in 1968 and worked as registrar at Royal Adelaide Hospital 1968–1970. He left for America, gaining further research experience at the department of microbiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1970–1972, then spent three years at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh as senior registrar, haematology and blood transfusion. It was here he admitted to MRCP.[6]

He emigrated to Hong Kong in 1975 as senior lecturer in Pathology from 15 September 1975[6] with the pathology department, University of Hong Kong.

By 1984, he was a professor at HKU.[7]

Since 2004, Lawton retired and returned to Australia to live in Adelaide.[8]

Personal life

When in Hong Kong his relaxations were listed as hiking, squash, swimming and sailing. He was learning to speak Chinese.[6] He also enjoys playing piano, and is a renowned violinist having played in several orchestras[which?] in Australia.

Lawton was father to four children, David, Stephanie, Daniel (deceased), and Andrew (deceased).[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 26 April 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b Kathleen Lawton (1974). The Singing Bird: Tina Lawton's Story. p. 28. ISBN 0859100138. Kathleen was John's (and Tina's) mother.
  3. ^ ""Spirit Behind School Is Worth Preserving"". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 94, no. 29, 073. South Australia. 15 December 1951. p. 14. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "'Unselfish Service' Need to Country". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 97, no. 30, 009. South Australia. 18 December 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Music Scholarships". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 96, no. 29, 713. South Australia. 6 January 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b c "Hong Kong University Research Hub" (PDF). p. 45. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  7. ^ "The use of Bestatin in patients with hydatidiform mole". The HKU Scholars' Hub. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Pathologue" (PDF). Hong Kong College of Pathologists. p. 21. Retrieved 19 November 2024.