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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-12-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002581b.htm person Ryan Charles Snodgrass KBE CMG CB AACR2 20 September 1853 23 October 1926 Place of Birth Longwood, Victoria, Australia Place of Death at sea Surgeon Ornithologist Sir Charles Ryan was a surgeon with the Melbourne Hospital from 1878 until his retirement in 1913 and honorary medical officer at the Children's Hospital from 1883-1913. He was a grandson of John Cotton (qv) and a brother of Ellis Rowan. A keen ornithologist and photographer, he enthusiastically supported bird protection, the introduction of nature study in schools and the holding of an annual Bird Day.

Born Longwood, Victoria, 20 September 1853. Died on board the "Otranto", near Adelaide, 23 October 1926. CB 1916, CMG, KBE 1919. Educated Universities of Melbourne (1870-72) and Edinburgh (MB, CM 1875). Served as a surgeon with the Turkish army 1876-78; surgeon, Melbourne Hospital 1878-1913 (then consulting surgeon); honorary medical officer, Children's Hospital 1883-1913 (then consulting surgeon); chief medical officer, Victorian Railways 1903-24. Captain, Volunteer Medical Service 1878, principal medical officer, Victoria 1902, honorary physician to the governor-general 1904, assistant director of medical services, 1st Division, Australian Imperial Force 1914-16, consulting surgeon, medical headquarters staff, A.I.F. 1916-17, honorary surgeon-general, Australian Military Forces 1917-19. President, Medical Society of Victoria 1893; Turkish consul, Victoria for some years; President, Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1905-07.

1875 1875 Education - MB, CM, University of Edinburgh 1878 1913 Career position - Surgeon, Melbourne Hospital 1883 1913 Career position - Honorary Medical Officer, Children's Hospital 1893 1893 Career position - President, Medical Society of Victoria 1903 1924 Career position - Chief Medical Officer, Victorian Railways 1905 1907 Career position - President, Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1913 1926 Career position - Consulting Surgeon, Children's Hospital 1913 1926 Career position - Honorary Consulting Surgeon, Melbourne Hospital 1916 1916 Award - Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) - Australiam Imperial Force, Medical Corps 1919 1919 Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - for service during the war 1919 1919 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - Australian Imperail Force, Hon. Surgeon-General Victorian Railways, Colony and State of Victoria (1883 - 1983)

Chief Medical Officer 1903 - 1924

 Children's Hospital (1870 - 1953)

Honorary Medical Officer 1883 - 1913; Consulting Surgeon 1913 - 1926

 Melbourne Hospital (1848 - 1935)

Honorary Surgeon 1879 - 1913; Honorary Consulting Surgeon 1913 - 1926

 Australasian Ornithologists' Union (1901 - 1910)

President 1905 - 1907

 Medical Society of Victoria (1855 - 1907)

President 1893

 Rowan, Marian Ellis (1848 - 1922)

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 Ryan, Charles (1853-1926)

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 'Ryan, Charles Snodgrass', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ryan, Charles Snodgrass Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: President's address: on European and other birds liberated in Victoria Ryan, C. S. President's address: on European and other birds liberated in Victoria 1906 Emu 5 3 110-19 Journal Article: President's address: the protection of native birds Ryan, C. President's address: the protection of native birds 1907 Emu 6 95-103 Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001