Person

Bird, Frederic Dougan (1858 - 1929)

Born: 27 May 1858
Richmond, Surrey, England
Died: 29 May 1929
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Surgeon and Anatomist

Summary

Frederic Bird followed his father, Samuel, to the University of Melbourne where he demonstrated in Anatomy 1884-1887 and later lectured in Surgery 1896-1920. He also had a large private surgical practice, with a private hospital equipped with an operating theatre, a pathology laboratory and an X-ray room.

Details

Born Richmond, Surrey, England, 27 May 1858. Died Toorak, 29 May 1929. CB 1915. Arrived Victoria 1862. Educated University of Melbourne (MB 1882, ChB 1884, ChM 1886), with experience at the hospitals of King's and University colleges, London (MRCS, England, 1883). Part-time demonstrator of anatomy, University of Melbourne 1884-87; honorary surgeon to out-patients, Melbourne Hospital 1887-91, honorary surgeon to in-patients 1891-1914; lecturer and examiner in surgery, University of Melbourne 1895-1920; surgeon to the Metropolitan Fire brigade for many years; consultant to the Queen Victoria Hospital; army medical service 1914-18; retired from private practice 1923; President, surgery section, Australasian Medical Congress, Adelaide 1904; sometime president, Medical Society of Victoria; first president, Surgical Association of Melbourne 1920.

Related Corporate Bodies

Melbourne Hospital (1848 - 1935)
Frederic Bird was a honorary surgeon to in-patients at the Melbourne Hospital between 1895 and 1920.

Date: 1895 - 1920
Queen Victoria Hospital (1899 - 1977)
Frederic Bird was a consultant to the Queen Victoria Hospital
School of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
Frederic Bird held multiple roles within the school of medicine at the University of Melbourne including demonstrating in anatomy between 1884 and 1887 and lecturing in surgery between 1896 and 1920.

Date: c. 1884 - c. 1920

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

Frederic Dougan Bird - Records, 1858 - 1929; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

Frederic Dougan Bird - Records, 1829 - 1928; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Upjohn, W. D., 'Bird, Frederic Dougan (1858-1929)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 7 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), p. 293. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070298b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537812. Details
'Bird, Frederic Dougan (1858-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466607. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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