Person
Rennie, George Edward (1861 - 1923)
- Born
- 10 September 1861
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 10 August 1923
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physician
Summary
George Rennie was a physician who practised in College Street 1889-1904 and then in Macquarie Street. With his closest friend and partner, Dr W.H. Crago, he was very active in medical affairs and was a long term member of the British medical Association (New South Wales branch). Rennie also spent many years working at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney where he specialised in neurology.
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Chronology
- 1882
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1887
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) completed at University College London
- 1888
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at University College London
- 1889 -
- Career position - Pathologist to Sydney Hospital
- 1889 - 1904
- Career position - Private practice in College Street, Sydney
- 1894 - c. 1899
- Career position - Honorary Assistant Physician at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1896 - 1914
- Career position - Council member of the British Medical Association, New South Wales branch
- 1898
- Education - Neurology training at the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic in London
- c. 1899 - 1905
- Career position - Senior Assistant Physician at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1901 - 1914
- Career position - Editor of the Australasian Medical Gazette
- 1902
- Career position - Honorary Secretary and President of the British Medical Association, New South Wales branch
- 1902 - 1922
- Career position - Member of the Medical Board
- 1904 -
- Career position - Private practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney
- 1906 -
- Career position - Honorary Physician at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1910
- Career position - Acting Lecturer in Medicine at the University of Sydney
Published resources
Book Sections
- Finn, Rosslyn, 'Rennie, George Edward (1861-1923), Physician' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Geoffrey Serle, ed., vol. 11 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 362-363. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110372b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Eadie, M. J., 'The neurology of George Edward Rennie', ANZ Medical Journal, 30 (2000), 83-5. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538083. Details
- 'Rennie, George Edward (1861-1923)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467609. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018