Person
Fishbourne, John William Yorke (1843 - 1911)
- Born
- December 1843
Wicklow, Ireland - Died
- 26 September 1911
Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Physician and Psychiatrist
Summary
John Fishbourne worked in asylums in Ararat and Kew, as well as private practice. He was the founder of the Talbot Colony (later known as the Royal Talbot Centre). Established St Aidan's, a school for mentally handicapped children.
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Chronology
- 1863
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland
- 1864
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) completed at the Trinity College, Dublin
- 1865
- Education - Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at Trinity College in Dublin
- 1872 - 1877
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer in asylum in Ararat, Victoria
- 1877 - 1882
- Career position - Deputy Medical Superintendent in asylum, Kew
- 1882 - 1886
- Career position - Private medical practice in Mount Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
- 1885
- Life event - Witness to Zox Royal Commission on Asylums for the Insane and Inebriate
- 1886 - 1893
- Career position - Health Officer for Essendon, Victoria
- 1893
- Life event - Turned his Moonee Ponds home St Aiden's into a school for mentally disabled children
- 1906
- Life event - Founder of the Talbot Colony for Epileptics, now the Royal Talbot Centre
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gardiner, Lyndsay, 'Fishbourne, John William Yorke (1843-1911), medical practitioner' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 8 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 501-502. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080528b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Judge, Cliff and Emmerson, Roma, 'Dr John Fishbourne - Vociferous Parent for the Handicapped', The Medical Journal of Australia, 2 (1977), 255-259. Details
- Williams, Brian, 'Dr John Fishbourne: a Pioneer in the Evolution of Special Education in Victoria', Melbourne Studies in Education, 72 (1990). Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'Obituary: John William Yorke Fishbourne', The Age (1911). Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535862. Details
- 'Fishbourne, John William Yorke (1843-1911)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465230. Details
See also
- Smith, James, ed., The Cyclopedia of Victoria: an historical and commercial review: descriptive and biographical, facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress (Melbourne: Cyclopedia Co, 1903-1905), vol.1: 618 pp, vol.2: 563 pp, vol.3: 643 pp. 'John William Yorke Fishbourne' Vol.2 p.66. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 8 February 2023
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