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Biographical entry Smith, Louis Lawrence (1830 - 1910)
- Born
- 15 May 1830
London, England - Died
- 8 July 1910
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Physician and Politician
Summary
Louis Lawrence Smith, a proponent of commercialised medicine, opened a surgery in Bourke Street, Melbourne, in 1853 which soon expanded to include a Museum of Anatomy and a Polytechnic Hall. He developed a popular approach to medicine and advertised widely.
Archival resources
Australian Medical Association (Victorian Branch)
- Louis Lawrence Smith - Records, 1852 - 1910; Australian Medical Association (Victorian Branch). Details
Queensland State Archives
- Louis Lawrence Smith - Records, 1853 - 1890; Queensland State Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Featherstone, Guy, 'Smith, Louis Lawrence (1830-1910)', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 151-152. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060172b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Smith, Louis L', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-582078. Details
See also
- Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000154. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 10 October 2006
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