Biographical entry Springthorpe, John William (1855 - 1933)

Summary

John William Springthorpe was in private practice and in various Melbourne hospitals from 1883. He wrote numerous articles for medical and other journals and published a two-volume textbook, "Therapeutics, Dietetics, and Hygiene" in 1914. During World War I Springthorpe served with the Australian Army Medical Corps. He was senior physician to No. 2 Australian General Hospital and worked in France and England with soldiers suffering from nervous disorders. His university and hospital appointments had lapsed while he was away, so upon his return Springthorpe resumed his post of visitor to metropolitan asylums, took up private practice again and worked for repatriation and the infant welfare movement. He helped to set up a training and registration system in dentistry and was the first dean of the faculty; helped to found the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses Association and was its first president (1901); and was first chairman of the Masseurs' Registration Board.

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c. 1875

Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Melbourne

1879

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

1880

Career position - Medical officer at the Beechworth Asylum in Victoria

1881 - 1883

Career position - Studied and practiced in England

1883 -

Career position - Pathologist at the Alfred Hospital in Victoria

1883 - 1887?

Career position - Out-patient Physician at the Melbourne Hospital

1884

Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at the University of Melbourne

1887 -

Career position - Lecturer in Therapeutics, Dietetics and Hygiene at the University of Melbourne

1887 -

Career position - In-patient Physician at the Melbourne Hospital

1891

Career position - President of the British Medical Association, Victorian branch

1900

Career position - President of the Melbourne Medical Association

1914 - 1919

Career position - War service with the Australian Army Medical Corps

Published resources

Book Sections

• Egan, Bryan, 'Springthorpe, John William (1855-1933), Physician', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 38-39. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120047b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Springthorpe, J W', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-613964. Details