- Born
 - 26 August 1873
Holywood, Down, Ireland 
- Died
 - 28 August 1967
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 
- Occupation
 - broadcaster, man of letters and professor of physiology
 
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- References
 
- Jones, Barry O., 'Osborne, William Alexander (1873-1967)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography, online edition, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110115b.htm. Details