Biographical entry Maudsley, Henry Carr (1859 - 1944)

Summary

(Sir) Henry Carr Maudsley was an eminent surgeon and physician who was a member of staff at the Melbourne Hospital for over twenty years. Prior to this he worked at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and at University College Hospital in London. During World War I, Maudsley served with the Australian imperial Force both in Greece and at their London headquarters. He has received three imperial honours including the appointment to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).

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Events

1880 -

Education - Diploma of Member of College (MRCS - Member Royal College of Surgeons)

1880 - 1882

Career position - House Physician and Surgeon at University College Hospital, London

1881

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of London

1882 - 1887

Career position - Resident Medical Officer at University College Hospital

1888

Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne)

1888 - 1892

Career position - Out-patient staff member at the Alfred Hospital

1892 - 1903?

Career position - In-patient Physician at the Alfred Hospital

1902

Award - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), London

1903 - 1919

Career position - Indoor Physician at the Melbourne Hospital

1908 - 1921

Career position - Lecturer in the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the University of Melbourne

1909 - 1914

Career position - Honorary Major in the Australian Army Medical Corps Reserve

1914 - 1916

Career position - Lieutenant-Colonel and Senior Physician with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) at the 1st Australian General Hospital in Heliopolis, Greece

1916

Career position - Consulting Physician at the AIF Headquarters in London

1916

Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

1919 -

Career position - Returned to Melbourne and set up a private medical practice

1919 -

Career position - Consulting Physician at the Melbourne Hospital

1919 -

Career position - Consulting Physician at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne

1919

Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

1923

Career position - Established the Neurological and Psychiatric Clinic at the Melbourne Hospital

Published resources

Book Sections

• Russell, K. F., 'Maudsley, Sir Henry Carr (1859-1944), Physician', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 450-451. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100441b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Maudsley Henry Carr', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476344. Details