Background
Short, Roger Valentine was born on July 31, 1930 in Weybridge, Surrey, England. Came to Australia, 1982. Son of Frank Arthur and Marian Christabel Short.
professor of reproductive biology
Short, Roger Valentine was born on July 31, 1930 in Weybridge, Surrey, England. Came to Australia, 1982. Son of Frank Arthur and Marian Christabel Short.
The Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Bristol University, 1954. Master of Science, University Wisconsin, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1958.
Doctor of Science, Cambridge University, 1970. Doctor of Science (honorary), Guelph University of Canberra, 1995. Doctor of Science (honorary), Bristol University, 1998.
Lecturer/reader Cambridge University, 1956-1972. Director Medical Research Council Unit, Edinburgh, 1972-1982. Professor Monash University, Melbourne, 1982-1995.
Professorial fellow Melbourne University, since 1996. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, 1989. Chairman Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1985-1996.
Author/editor textbook series: Reproduction in Mammals, vols. 1-8, 1978, second edition, 1984. Author: Ever Since Adam and Eve, 1999.
Fellow Royal College Veterinary Surgeons, Royal College Ob-Gyn., Royal College Physicians of Edinburgh, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Australian Academy of Sciences, Royal Society.
Gardening, wildlife, history of biology.
Married Mary Bowen Wilson, April 17, 1958 (divorced 1982). Children: Nicholas, Fiona, Clare, Kim. Married Marilyn Bernice Renfree, January 2, 1982.
Children: Tamsin, Kirsten.