Biographical entry Greig, Janet Lindsay (1874 - 1950)
- Born
- 8 August 1874
Broughty, Ferry, Scotland - Died
- 18 October 1950
London, England - Occupation
- Physician and Anaesthetist
- Alternative Names
- Creig, Jenny
Summary
Janet Lindsay Greig was one of the founders of the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne and one of the first woman anaesthetists in Victoria. She was an anaesthetist with various Melbourne hospitals including the Melbourne, Women's and Queen Victoria Hospitals.
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Archival resources
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Janet Lindsay Greig - Records; Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Book Sections
- Cambell, Ruth, 'Janet Lindsay Greig (1874-1950), Medical Practitioner', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dental Journal, vol. 9, Clarendon Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 101-103. Details
- Campbell, Ruth; Barton Hack, J., 'Greig, Jane Stocks (Jean) (1872-1939)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 101-102. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090105b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Wilson, Gwen, 'Janet Lindsay Greig: a Pioneer', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, vol. 13, no. 4, 1985, pp. 420-428. Details
Online Resources
- 'Greig, Janet Lindsay', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-754063. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 10 October 2006
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