# John A. Gilruth

> John Anderson Gilruth was a Scottish-Australian veterinary scientist and administrator. He is particularly noted for being Administrator of the Northern Territory from 1912 to 1918, when he was recalled after an angry mob demanded that he resign. This incident is known as the Darwin Rebellion.

*Scottish born veterinary surgeon, pathologist and Administrator of the Northern Territory*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-a-gilruth

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1871-02-17
- **Died:** 1937-03-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Anderson Gilruth was a Scottish-Australian veterinary scientist and administrator. He is particularly noted for being Administrator of the Northern Territory from 1912 to 1918, when he was recalled after an angry mob demanded that he resign. This incident is known as the Darwin Rebellion.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 31.6

## Sources
- [John A. Gilruth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Gilruth)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6217706)

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