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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-12-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000231b.htm person Bird Samuel Dougan AACR2 4 November 1832 15 May 1904 Place of Birth Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Place of Death "Montreaux", South Yarra, Victoria, Australia Surgeon Samuel Bird established a medical practice in Melbourne in 1862, specializing in lung diseases. He lectured in the Medical Faculty of the University of Melbourne 1869-1887. He was the father of Frederick Dougan Bird.

Educated King's College Hospital (LRCP 1851, MRCSE 1854). MD, St Andrews 1859. MD, ad eund, University of Melbourne 1862. Resident physician's assistant, Hospital for Consumption, Brompton 1851; private practice, Richmond, Surrey 1852-54, 1856-60, 1861; divisional surgeon 1854; service at Sebastopol 1855; commanded the medical staff for the Turkish expedition to relieve Kars 1855 and awarded the Imperial Order of Medjidie by the sultan; arrived Melbourne 1862; private practice 1861-1904; physician to the Benevolent Asylum and Immigrants Aid Society; first honorary physician, Alfred Hospital from 1871; lecturer in materia medica, University of Melbourne from 1869, lecturer in the theory and practice of medicine 1881-87; chief medical officer to the Australian Mutual Provident Society in Victoria for 30 years. President, Medical Society of Victoria 1869. Interested in chest disease.

1861 1904 Career position - In private practice, Melbourne 1862 1862 Life event - Migrated to Melbourne 1869 Career position - Lecturer in Materia Medica, University of Melbourne 1869 1869 Career position - President, Medical Society of Victoria 1871 Career position - Honorary Physician, Alfred Hospital 1881 1887 Career position - Lecturer in the theory and practice of medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne Bird, Frederic Dougan (1858 - 1929)

Samuel was Frederic's father

 Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne (1876 - 1991)

Lecturer in materia medica 1869 - 1887, and theory and practice of medicine 1881 - 1887

 Medical Society of Victoria (1855 - 1907)

President 1869

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 'Bird, Samuel Dougan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bird, Samuel Dougan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Bird, Samuel Dougan (1832-1904), physician O'Sullivan, David M. Bird, Samuel Dougan (1832-1904), physician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1969 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C Douglas Pike 166 Book: The Cyclopedia of Victoria: an historical and commercial review: descriptive and biographical, facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress Smith, James, ed. The Cyclopedia of Victoria: an historical and commercial review: descriptive and biographical, facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress Melbourne Cyclopedia Co 1903-1905 Samuel Dougan Bird - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Samuel Dougan Bird - Records 1829 - 1928 Correspondence from family, friends and colleagues 1829-1928 (including E. Barton 1903); certificates; photographs [24 cm]. 0.24 m Artwork, Photographs