Person
Waylen, Alfred Robert (1833 - 1901)
- Born
- 1833
Point Walter, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 10 January 1901
Guildford, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Physician and Vigneron
Summary
Alfred Waylen, who received his doctorate of medicine from St Andrews University in Scotland in 1858, was the first native West Australian to be granted a medical degree. He was appointed colonial surgeon of western Australia in 1872 and advocate public health measures.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Cohen, B. C., 'Waylen, Alfred Robert (1833-1901)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn, ed., vol. 6 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), p. 368. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060396b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16030520. Details
- 'Waylen, Alfred Robert (1833-1901)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467666. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 February 2018
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