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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-12-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002505b.htm person Purser Cecil FRACI AACR2 16 December 1862 13 January 1953 Place of Birth Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia Physician Cecil Purser was a physician at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney for over forty years (1912-1953). He also worked in private practice in Sydney from 1893. With a major interest in the prevention and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, Purser joined the Tuberculosis Advisory Board from 1912 and the Board of Health from 1914. He was also heavily involved with the University of Sydney holding own many senior positions from 1909 to 1925. Some of Purser's many other contributions to medicine in New South Wales included stints as Director (chairman from 1915) of Carrington Centennial Hospital for Convalescents in Camden; foundation member of the Queen Victoria Homes for Consumptives; honorary consultant to the Home for Consumptives in Waterfall; medical examiner at R.T. Hall Sanatorium in Hazelbrook; council-member of the War Memorial Hospital in Waverley; and life governor of the Women's Hospital in Crown Street. Cecil Purser was also a foundation Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1938; a chairman of various drug companies and an honorary major of the Australian Army Medical Corps Reserve from 1916. 1885 1885 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney 1890 1890 Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney 1890 1890 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM), University of Sydney 1891 1892 Career position - Medical Superintendent at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1893 c. 1912 Career position - Private practice in Petersham, New South Wales 1896 1912 Career position - Honorary staff member at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1909 Career position - Member of the University of Sydney senate 1909 1933 Career position - Director of the Hospital Board at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1912 Career position - Member of the Tuberculosis Advisory Board 1912 Career position - Private practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney 1912 1953 Career position - Consultant Physician at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1914 Career position - Member of the Board of Health 1916 Career position - Honorary Major with the Australian Army Medical Corps Reserve 1917 1918 Career position - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney 1920 1933 Career position - Vice-Chairman (1920-23) then Chairman of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1923 1923 Career position - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney 1924 1925 Career position - Deputy-Chancellor of the University of Sydney 1930 Career position - Chairman of Australian Drug Co. Ltd; Australian Drug (Investments) Ltd and Elliotts and Australian Drug Ltd 1938 Award - Foundation Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACI)

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 Purser, Cecil (1862-1953)

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 'Purser, Cecil', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Purser, Cecil Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation