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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-11-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001082b.htm person Kenny Augustus Leo KGSG AACR2 29 July 1863 27 September 1946 Place of Birth Salford, Lancashire, England Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Surgeon Ophthalmologist Augustus Leo Kenny was a surgeon who contributed greatly to medical affairs in Victoria. He was the Eye and Ear Hospital's (Melbourne) inaugural honorary aural and ophthalmic surgeon (1893-1908); a founder of the Ophthalmological Society of Melbourne; a member of the Medical Board of Victoria; and a founder, honorary treasurer and secretary, and councillor of the College of Surgeons of Australasia. Kenny was a committed member of the Roman Catholic church and contributed significantly to the management of its affairs. 1870 1870 Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne) with family 1885 1885 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), University of Melbourne 1886 1886 Education - Bachelor of Surgery (ChB), University of Melbourne 1886 1888 Career position - First Resident Surgeon at the Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne 1887 Career position - Advisor and Confidant to Archbishop Carr, then Archbishop Mannix 1888 Career position - Member of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom 1888 1888 Award - Knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great (Papal) (KSG) 1888 c. 1893 Education - Study period in England 1893 1908 Career position - First Honorary Ophthalmic and Aural Surgeon at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 1899 1899 Career position - President, British Medical Association, Victorian branch 1899 1899 Career position - Founder of the Ophthalmological Society of Melbourne 1900 1900 Career position - Secretary, Australasian Catholic congress 1904 1904 Career position - Secretary, Australasian Catholic congress 1907 1907 Award - Papal Chamberlain of Cape and Sword 1908 Career position - Private practice in Collins Street, Melbourne 1914 1914 Career position - President, British Medical Association, Victorian branch 1923 1923 Career position - Honorary General Secretary, Australasian Medical Congress 1927 Career position - Inaugural Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, College of Surgeons of Australasia 1927 1927 Career event - Founding Fellow, College of Surgeons of Australasia 1927 1944 Career position - Council Member, College of Surgeons of Australasia (later Royal Australasian College of Surgeons) 1929 1929 Award - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Gregory the Great (Papal) (KGSG) Orr, William Francis (1867 - 1948) Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) (1927 - )

Founding Fellow, College of Surgeons of Australasia 1927; Member of Council 1927 - 1944

 St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (1893 - )

Honorary Ophthalmic and Aural Surgeon 1893 - 1908

 Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (1873 - 1961)

First Resident Surgeon 1886 - 1888

 Ophthalmological Society of Melbourne (1899 - 1913)

Foundation Member 1899

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 Kenny, Augustus Leo (1863-1946)

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 'Kenny, Augustus Leo', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Kenny, Augustus Leo Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Kenny, Augustus Leo (1863-1946), surgeon and Catholic layman Hazell, T. A. Kenny, Augustus Leo (1863-1946), surgeon and Catholic layman Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 569-570 Journal Article: The Halford Oration: Halford the Man Kenny, A. L. The Halford Oration: Halford the Man 1941 Medical Journal of Australia 1 129-134 Book: The founders of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Kenny, Patrick (Sir) The founders of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Melbourne, Victoria The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1984 Journal Article: The Ophthalmological Society of Melbourne (1899 - 1913) Lowe, Ronald F. The Ophthalmological Society of Melbourne (1899 - 1913) 1980 Australian journal of ophthalmology 8 257-70 Journal Article: The founders of the College: Victoria Howard, R. N. The founders of the College: Victoria 1981 Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery 51 2 227-38