Biographical entry Collie, Alexander (1793 - 1835)

Summary

Alexander Collie was a general practitioner who worked a ship's surgeon and as the Colonial Surgeon for Perth from 1832-1835. He was also a keen botanist and explorer.

Archival resources

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• Alexander Collie - Records, 1828 - 1835; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Cohen, B. C., 'Collie, Alexander (1793-1835)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 235-236. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010225b.htm. Details

Conference Papers

• Adams, A. R., 'Dr Alexander Collie - Colonial Surgeon and Administrator', in Peter Winterton and Des Gurry (eds), Australian Society of the History of Medicine, The Impact of the Past on the Present: Second National Conference of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine, Australian Society of the History of Medicine, Perth, 1991, pp. 244-247. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Collie, Alexander', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-624688. Details