Person

Brown, Gilbert (1883 - 1960)

CBE

Born: 1883
England
Died: 1960
Australia
Occupation: Anaesthetist and Physician

Summary

Gilbert Brown was a pioneer of modern anaesthesia in Australia and was the first president of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists. He met Marie Simpson in Liverpool, where they were both working as doctors. Gilbert migrated to Australia in 1912 and was joined by Marie in 1914, the couple marrying on the day of her arrival in Adelaide. Marie joined her husbands practice in Snowtown, South Australia. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1953.

Children

Brown, Ian (1917 - 1987)

Wife

Brown, Marie (1883 - 1949)

Archival resources

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

The Brown Family - Records, MS 13489; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Resources

'Brown, Gilbert (1883-19601231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1472928. Details
Smith, Ailie and Gavan McCarthy, Brown Family Guide to Records, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2004, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/brow/brown.htm. Details

Ailie Smith

Created: 17 November 2003, Last modified: 10 October 2006

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