Frederick Eardley

Frederick William Eardley was appointed an accountant in the University’s Office of the Registrar in 1900. He was promoted to Assistant Registrar in 1911 and in 1913 conferred the degree of Bachelor of Arts which he earned under a scheme allowing administrative staff to take academic courses.

In 1924 he was promoted to the position of Registrar which he retained until his retirement at the end of 1944. His daughter, Constance M Eardley (1910-1978), was a renowned botanist with the University between the 1930s through to the early 1970s.