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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-01-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001099b.htm person Hood Alexander Jarvie AACR2 21 October 1860 8 May 1934 Place of Birth Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland Place of Death Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia Physician Alexander Hood was a Scottish-born medical practitioner who served the people of New South Wales for over thirty years. He held many posts during this time including chief medical officer for City Mutual Life Assurance Society (1889-1934), honorary medical officer at Sydney Hospital from 1890 and advisor to the New South Wales Government from 1893. Hood was knighted in 1921 for his honorary war service which included stints with the Army Medical Corps (1890-c.1904), the New South Wales Scottish Rifles (1904-1909) and his time as senior consultant physician at the Military Hospital, Randwick from 1915. 1882 1882 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB), University of Glasgow 1882 1883 Career position - Resident at the Glasgow Western Infirmary 1884 1884 Life event - Migrated to Australia (New South Wales) 1884 c. 1888 Career position - Private practice in Rockymouth, New South Wales 16 June 1884 16 June 1884 Career position - Registered to practice medicine in Australia 1887 Career position - Member of the British Medical Association, New South Wales branch 1887 1889 Career position - Medical Officer (unpaid) at the Lower Clarence Hospital 1888 1889 Career position - Government Medical Officer in the Clarence River district 1889 1889 Life event - Moved to Sydney 1889 1934 Career position - Chief Medical Officer at City Mutual Life Assurance Society Pty. Ltd. 1890 1890 Career position - Honorary Surgeon at the Sydney Hospital 1890 c. 1920 Career position - Honorary war service in the Army Medical Corps with the New South Wales Scottish Rifles and unattached 1893 Career position - Government Consultant 1893 1895 Career position - Assistant Physician at the Sydney Hospital 1894 1921 Career position - Joint Honorary Secretary, New South Wales Medical Union 1895 1920 Career position - Physician at the Sydney Hospital 1903 1928 Career position - Official Visitor at Gladesville and Callan Park Hospitals for the insane 1912 1934 Career position - Medical Advisor for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1916 1934? Career position - Director of the City Mutual Life Assurance Society Pty. Ltd. 1920 Career position - Consulting Physician at the Sydney Hospital 1920 1934 Career position - Council member of the War Memorial Hospital in Waverley 1921 1921 Award - Knighted

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 'Hood, Alexander Jarvie', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hood, Alexander Jarvie Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Hood, Sir Alexander Jarvie (1860-1934), physician Mitchell, Ann M. Hood, Sir Alexander Jarvie (1860-1934), physician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 358