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Biographical entry Campbell, Alfred Walter (1868 - 1937)
- Born
- 18 January 1868
Cunningham Plains, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 4 November 1937
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Neurologist and Pathologist
Summary
Alfred Walter Campbell had a specialist medical practice in Sydney in neurology and mental diseases. He published numerous papers, particularly on the brain, poliomyelitis and 'Australian disease', later known as Murray Valley encephalitis.
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Born Murrumburrah, New South Wales, 18 January 1868. Died Sydney, 4 November 1937. Educated University of Edinburgh (MB, ChM 1889; MD 1892). Medical officer and director of pathology, Rainhill County Mental Hospital near Liverpool, England 1892-1905; private practice, Sydney, as a specialist in neurology and mental diseases 1905- ; honorary consultant, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children and the Coast (Prince Henry) Hospital; 2nd Australian General Hospital, Cairo 1914-15; Military Hospital, Randwick 1916-18; consultant, Department of Repatriation after the war.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Ford, Edward, 'Campbell, Alfred Walter (1868-1937)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 7, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1979, pp. 541-542. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070544b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Campbell, Alfred Walter', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469610. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 September 2004
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