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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001207b.htm person Redfern William AACR2 1774? July 1833 Place of Birth Canada Place of Death Edinburgh, Scotland Surgeon William Redfern came to Australia as a convict in 1802 and was granted a pardon in 1803. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the Colony in 1808. Redfern's contribution to Australian medicine and public health was significant. The Dictionary of Australian Biography (1967) describes him as the "first to receive an Australian qualification, the first teacher of Australian medical students, and the author of important reforms in the convict transports".

Born Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, 1774 (?). Died Edinburgh, Scotland, July 1833.

1797 1797 Life event - Arrested and Charged with Mutiny 1797 1797 Career position - Surgeon's Mate, British Navy 1797 1797 Education - Passed examination, London Company of Surgeons c. 1801 c. 1801 Life event - Transported to Sydney, Australia 1802 1808 Career position - Assistant Surgeon, Norfolk Island 1808 1819 Career position - Assistant Surgeon, Colony of New South Wales 1816 1819 Career position - Sydney Convict Hospital Colony of New South Wales (1788 - 1901)

William Redfern was a Surgeon who worked for the Colony of New South Wales and the Sydney Convict Hospital.

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 Redfern, William (1774-1833)

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 'Redfern, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Redfern, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Surgeon William Redfern in London and Edinburgh Jones, Arthur R Surgeon William Redfern in London and Edinburgh 2017 Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 103 2 201 - 211 Book Section: Redfern, William (1774-1833), surgeon Ford, Edward Redfern, William (1774-1833), surgeon Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 368-371 William Redfern - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales William Redfern - Records A5407 1794 - 1938 Papers of the Redfern estate 1794-1938. 4 boxes William Redfern - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales William Redfern - Records ML MSS 2381 1812 - 1918 Family records 1812-1918 including letters from E.H. Macquarie to Mrs Sarah Redfern; papers of William Redfern 1812-29 and of William Lachlan Macquarie Redfern; letters written by Arthur George Redfern to his sister; letters from William Redfern the younger to Dr William Redfern; a genealogical table of the Redfern family, photographs, and a lock of hair (listed under the Redfern family papers). 1 volume, 1 folder Objects