Person

Gault, Edward Leslie (1863 - 1956)

Born
1 April 1863
Chorlton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Died
18 December 1956
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Ophthalmologist and Surgeon

Summary

Edward Gault was a surgeon and ophthalmologist who, having qualified in medicine at the University of Melbourne, undertook further study at Moorfields Hospital in London. He returned to Melbourne in 1895 and established a practice where he specialised in eye, ear, nose and throat. For 30 years he was Honorary Surgeon in the Eye Department of the Alfred Hospital. He was noted for his skill as a diagnostician and held in some esteem as a teacher. Gault took an active part in professional societies in Melbourne. He was a founding member of the Ophthalmological Society of Melbourne and a keen supporter. In 1888 he became Honorary Secretary-Treasurer of the Medical Society of Victoria.

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1888 - 1889
Career position - Honorary Secretary, Medical Society of Victoria
1890
Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne
1892
Career event - At Moorfields Hospital, London
1895
Career event - Established practice Melbourne
1895 - 1924
Career position - Honorary Surgeon, Eye Department, Alfred Hospital
1899
Career position - Founding Member, Ophthalmological Society of Melbourne
1903
Education - MS, University of Melbourne
1927
Career position - Foundation Member, College of Surgeons of Australasia

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