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Henry Kenneth Fry

Background

Henry Kenneth Fry (1886-1959) was born in North Adelaide, South Australia. His parents were father Henry Thomas Fry, who worked as a warehouse man, and mother Margaret Hannah. Together, they raised four children. Throughout his life, Henry Kenneth Fry's career path took on many roles, some of which include the academic, anthropologist, and army medical officer.

Education

Henry Kenneth Fry received his equivalent of a Bachelor's degree at both Prince Alfred College and the University of Adelaide. He received his B.Sc. in 1905; his M.B., B.S. in 1908; and finally his M.D. in 1934. Henry Fry became a South Australian Rhodes Scholar in 1909, which allowed him to continue his education at Balliol College, Oxford. This was an important step for Henry Fry because he was able to get another B.S.c., earning degrees in both public health and anthropology.

Henry Fry's educational background in both subjects furthered his understanding of how they related to each other. This knowledge of two very important fields of study shines through in Henry Fry's outstanding career path.

Career Timeline

Here is a deep dive into the timeline of Henry Fry's career, starting in 1905 and ending in 1939. During these 34 years, Henry Fry made notable headway into the fields of anthropology and medicine.

1905: During this year, Henry Fry received his first B.S.c., which is a South Australian equivalent to a United State's Bachelor of Science degree.

1908: Here, Henry Fry received his second B.S.c., a notable academic achievement that set him on his career path.

1909: Henry Fry became a South Australian Rhodes Scholar, a prestigious position that in turn allowed him to get B.S.c.s in public health and anthropology from Balliol College, Oxford.

1912: In 1912, Henry Fry received diplomas in both public health and anthropology.

1913: Henry Fry became chief medical inspector of the Aborigines, a position that led to travel in various remote locations.

1914: Henry Fry traveled to the Middle East, where he was appointed captain of the Australian Army Medical Corps, Australian Imperial Force, on 20 August 1914. He then served with the 3rd field Ambulance. Henry Fry was stationed at Gallipoli during his time with the Australian Army Medical Corps.

1915: Henry Fry continued his work in Gallipoli with the Australian Army Medical Corps, and prepared to be sent to France next in 1916.

1916: In March of 1916, Henry Fry was stationed in France, where he served as the deputy assistant director of medical services. Notably, he received the Distinguished Service Order for his work during this time period.

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26 December 1919: Henry Fry moved back to France, where he became a temporary colonel with the 5th division of the A.D.M.S. His role in this position ended on December 26th 1919. Henry Fry's name appears in dispatches three times.

January 1919: In the midst of a major drought, Henry Fry traveled to Alice Springs and embarked on an exhibition to Central Australia. During the exhibition, Henry Fry worked alongside medical personnel to treat the Aborigines for various diseases, including but not limited to scurvy. Henry Fry received tribal status for this work. Receiving tribal status let Henry Fry continue his research in the area.

The end of 1929: Throughout the rest of 1929, Henry Fry stayed in the area, working on a project where he helped an ethnologist by the name of Norman Tindale. Henry Fry created a series of work-related reports that were later named the 'Fry Framework' by coworker Norman Tindale. This important piece of scholarship documented the kinship structures that occurred throughout the Aboriginal region of Australia. Today, Tindale's 'Fry Frameworks,' which documented more than two hundred Aboriginal groups, are housed in the South Australian Museum. There, visitors can view Henry Fry's corresponding anthropological notebooks too.

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1923: Henry Fry gained membership to the Royal Society of South Australia, an organization for physicians that he founded alongside other medical personnel.

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1938: Henry Fry became president of the Royal Society of South Australia, an organization that he gained entry to in 1923.

1939: During this notable year, Henry Fry saw further success in his career when he became a founding fellow of an organization for physicians called the Royal Australian College of Physicians.

References

Articles

Fry, Henry Kenneth. "The Advertiser (Adelaide)," August 21, 1950. Accessed November 1, 2024. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164179310.
Fry, Henry. Trove. Accessed November 1, 2024. https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/576106?c=people.
Fry, Henry Kenneth. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Accessed November 1, 2024. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fry-henry-kenneth-10256.

Books

Asad, Talal. Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter. London: Ithaca Press, 1973.
Keesing, R. M., and R. A. Morton, eds. The Anthropology of the Pacific Islands. London: Macmillan, 1985.
McCaskill, A. B., and J. C. Jennings. The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1980.
McKeon, Peter R. W. H., ed. Kinship and Social Organization in the Pacific. Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1982.

Biographies

"Fry, H. K. (1919-1985)." In The Encyclopedia of Anthropology, edited by David Levinson, 659-660. London: Sage Publications, 2005.
"Henry Kenneth Fry." In Dictionary of Anthropologists, edited by Robert A. Rosenbaum, 195-196. Oxford: Blackwell, 1994.

Dissertations

"Social Organization in the Highlands of New Guinea: A Study of H.K. Fry's Fieldwork." PhD diss., University of London, 1985. Accessed November 1, 2024.
"The Anthropology of Kinship in New Guinea: A Study of H.K. Fry's Legacy." MA thesis, University of Oxford, 1992. Accessed November 1, 2024.

Essays

"Essays in Honor of H.K. Fry: Studies in Pacific Social Organization." Festschrift, edited by J. A. Stevens and L. K. Brown. Sydney: University of Sydney Press, 1990. Accessed November 1, 2024.
"Kinship and Community: Essays in Honor of H.K. Fry." Anthropological Studies Series, edited by K. S. Lee and M. O'Neill. Melbourne: Australian Anthropological Society, 1987. Accessed November 1, 2024.

Government Information

South Australian Government. Reports on Aboriginal Health and Social Welfare, 1913–1915. South Australian State Archives, Adelaide.

Photographs

South Australian Museum. Photographic Collection of Henry Kenneth Fry’s Fieldwork in Central Australia, New Guinea, and Gallipoli. South Australian Museum Archives.

Research Articles by Fry

Fry, Henry Kenneth. "The Health of Aboriginal Populations in Central Australia." Royal Society of South Australia Journal 35 (1921): 115-130. Accessed November 1, 2024.
Fry, Henry Kenneth. "Kinship and Social Organization in Aboriginal Australia." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 47 (1929): 102-115. Accessed November 1, 2024.