Person
Nowland, Horace Henry (1886 - 1962)
- Born
- 17 December 1886
Burwood, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 31 August 1962
Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Psychiatrist
Summary
Horace Nowland was medical superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane at Gladesville from 1926 to 1950. He was an outstanding administrator with progressive methods and an enlightened approach to the treatment of the mentally ill. Some of his many other appointments included Director of Mark Foy's and the Hydro-Majestic Hotel at Medlow Bath; Chairman of By-Products and Chemicals Pty Ltd and President of the diocesan council of the Holy Name Society's diocesan union and of the Catholic Luncheon Club for nearly 30 years.
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Chronology
- 1910
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1911 - 1913
- Career position - Medical adviser with the Mental hospitals branch of the Public Service
- 1913 - 1915
- Career position - Medical Officer at the Hospital for the Insane in Callan Park, New South Wales
- 1916 - 1923
- Career position - Senior Resident Medical Officer in Parramatta, New South Wales
- 1923 - 1926
- Career position - Medical Superintendent in Newcastle, New South Wales
- 1926 - 1950
- Career position - Medical Superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane in Gladesville, NSW
- 1940
- Award - Knight of the Order of St Sylvester
- 1950 - 1962
- Career position - Private practice in Macquarie Street in Sydney
Published resources
Book Sections
- Garton, Stephen, 'Nowland, Horace Henry (1886-1962), Psychiatrist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Geoffrey Serle, ed., vol. 11 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 43-44. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110050b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539101. Details
- 'Nowland, Horace Henry (1886-1962)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468476. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018