Biographical entry Voss, Francis Henry Vivian (1860 - 1940)

Summary

Francis Henry V. Voss practised medicine in Rockhampton, Queensland from 1887-1929. He improved the only maternity ward, separated it administratively from the Benevolent Asylum and established a training school for nurses. In 1900 he built his own private hospital and was a pioneer among private practitioners in establishing his own pathology laboratory.

Details

Born 9 August 1860. Died 15 February 1940. Educated London Hospital (MRCS 1882, FRCS 1885). Intern, London Hospital, Whitechapel Infirmary 1884, government health officer and locum tenens, Bowen, Queensland 1885-86, private practice, Rockhampton 1887-1929, assistant immigration agent, quarantine area 1887, government medical officer 1888-1927, visiting government surgeon from 1891. Built his own private hospital 1900.Surgeon-captain of local naval volunteers in the Queensland Defence Force and commanded the Rockhampton branch of the Ambulance Corps. Foundation fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1927.

Published resources

Book Sections

• McDonald, Lorna, 'Voss, Francis Henry Vivian (1860-1940), Medical Practitioner', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 335-336. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120375b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Voss, Francis Henry Vivian', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467600. Details