John Billings
| John and Evelyn Billings | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 5, 1918 Melbourne |
| Died | April 1, 2007 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Physicians |
| Notable work | Pioneered the natural method of family planning known initially as the Ovulation Method |
Dr. John Billings, AM, KC*SG, FRCP, FRACP (5 March 1918 – 1 April 2007) and his wife Evelyn Livingston Billings (née Thomas) AM, DC*SG (8 February 1918 – 16 February 2013) were Australian physicians who pioneered the natural method of family planning known initially as the Ovulation Method, then the Ovulation Method Billings, specified by the WHO in 1978 and finally as the Billings Ovulation Method.
John Billings was born in Melbourne and was educated at Xavier College, and at the University of Melbourne where he received his Doctor of Medicine degree.
He married Evelyn Thomas in 1943, and they had nine children. He served as a medical doctor with the Australian Imperial Force in New Guinea during World War II.
In 1947, John Billings was awarded a Nuffield Fellowship for postgraduate studies in London, where he specialised in neurology. On his return to Australia, he was made Head of the Department of Neurology at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, and Dean of the Undergraduate Medical School within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. He was an exceptional clinician and teacher, and served on the Australian Medical Research Council.
...
Wikipedia