Biographical entry Aaron, Isaac (1804 - 1877)

Summary

Isaac Aaron was a medical practitioner and sanitarian, who migrated to Australia from England in 1838. He was a keen editor who worked on and later owned the short-lived "Australian Medical Journal" (Sydney). He was also one of the founders and editors of the "New South Wales Medical Gazette". Isaac Aaron was a key instigator in reviving the Philosophical Society of New South Wales (formerly the Philosophical Society of Australasia).

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Events

c. 1820

Education - Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital (LSA)

1827

Career position - Member of the Royal College of Surgeons

1838

Life event - Arrived in Australia (Raymond Terrace, New South Wales)

1857 - 1859

Career position - Health Officer in Sydney

1870 - 1875

Career position - Joint Founder and co-editor of the New South Wales Medical Gazette

Published resources

Book Sections

• 'Aaron, Isaac (1804-1877), medical practitioner', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, p. 1. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010001b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• McIntosh, A.M., 'Dr Isaac Aaron', The Medical Journal of Australia, October, 1957, pp. 495-498. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Aaron, Isaac', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465747. Details