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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2025-12-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002580b.htm person Russell Robert Hamilton AACR2 3 September 1860 30 April 1933 Place of Birth Farningham, Kent, England Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Surgeon Robert Russell was a surgeon at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne from 1901-1919 and at the Children's Hospital before and after this period. He began his career as dresser and then house surgeon to Lord Lister (house surgeon at the Salop Infirmary, Shrewsbury) between 1884 and 1885, followed by further training in Europe to 1886. A lung complaint prompted his migration to Victoria in 1890. Russell established that the minimal treatment for iguinal hernia was removal of the hernial sac without other forms of repair and was widely regarded as an expert in the management of fractures. His contributions to professional organisations included a term as President of he Medical Society of Victoria, and as Director General of the College of Surgeons of Australasia, of which he was a founding fellow. Russell is commemorated by Hamilton Russell House at the Alfred Hospital, a bronze bust by Paul Montford at the Alfred Hospital and a life mask. 1882 1882 Education - MRSC, Kings' College Hospital, London 1886 1886 Education - LRCP, Kings' College Hospital, London 1890 1890 Life event - Migrated to Melbourne 1890 1892 Career position - In general practice in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn 1892 Career position - Assistant demonstrator in anatomy, University of Melbourne 1892 1901 Career position - Surgeon, Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1901 1919 Career position - Surgeon, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne 1903 1903 Career position - President, Medical Society of Victoria 1920 1920 Career position - Founder, Victorian Association of Surgeons 1920 1925 Career position - Surgeon, Children's Hospital, Melbourne 1927 1933 Career position - Founding Fellow, College of Surgeons of Australasia 1928 1933 Career position - Director General, College of Surgeons of Australasia Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) (1927 - )

Founding Fellow, College of Surgeons of Australasia (later RACS) 1927; Director General 1928 - 1933

 Children's Hospital (1870 - 1953)

Surgeon 1892 - 1901, 1920 - 1925

 Alfred Hospital (1871 - )

Surgeon 1901 - 1919

 Medical Society of Victoria (1855 - 1907)

President 1903

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 Russell, Robert Hamilton (1860-1933)

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 'Russell, Robert Hamilton', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Russell, Robert Hamilton Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Robert Hamilton Russell Anon Robert Hamilton Russell 1933 British medical journal 1 3781, 24 June) 1132 Journal Article: Obituary: Robert Hamilton Russell Anon Obituary: Robert Hamilton Russell 1933 Medical Journal of Australia 1 24 (June) 752-4 Journal Article: Robert Hamilton Russell, surgeon, and Percy Grainger, musician: an intimate relationship Howard, Edward R. Robert Hamilton Russell, surgeon, and Percy Grainger, musician: an intimate relationship 2004 Journal of surgery 2 1 62-6 Journal Article: Obituary: Robert Hamilton Russell Anon Obituary: Robert Hamilton Russell 1933 Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery 3 1 110-2 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 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 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949