Background
Sims, Francis Harding was born on January 27, 1913 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of Robert James and Nannie Emmeline (Entrican) Sims.
Sims, Francis Harding was born on January 27, 1913 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of Robert James and Nannie Emmeline (Entrican) Sims.
Master of Science, U. New Zealand, Auckland, 1934; Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery, U. New Zealand, Otago, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1951; Doctor of Medicine, U. Otago, Dunedin, 1991.
Resident Auckland Hospital, New Zealand, 1941—1943. Assistant pathologist Wellington Hospital, New Zealand, 1946—1947. Medical researcher University Edinburgh, 1948—1951.
Chemical pathologist Auckland Group Hospitals, 1951—1964. Pathologist in charge Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, 1964—1970. Head clinical chemistry, associate professor Women's College Hospital University Toronto, Canada, 1970—1978.
Retired, 1978; tutor pathology Central Medical School, Suva, Fiji, 1979—1981. Honorary research fellow School Medicine, Auckland, 1981—2008. Chairman Advisory Committee Pathologists, Auckland, 1968-1970.
Coordinator postgraduate training clinical chemistry University Toronto, 1976-1978. Member council Central Medical School, Fiji, 1979-1981.
Missouri for Repatriation of New Zealand Prisoners of War, Singapore, 1945. With Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow College Pathologists of Australasia, Australasian Association Clinical Biochemists.
Member Shelly Park Cruising Club (life, commodore 1966-1968), Bucklands Beach Yacht Club.
Married Gertrude Jean Miller, March 23, 1946 (divorced May 1972). Married Philippa Ethel Anderson, April 5, 1973. Children: David John, Helen Mary.
