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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-10-23 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002609b.htm person Springthorpe John William AACR2 29 August 1855 22 April 1933 Place of Birth Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Place of Death Richmond, Victoria, Australia Physician John Springthorpe was in private practice and in various Melbourne hospitals from 1883. He wrote numerous articles for medical and other journals and published a two-volume textbook, "Therapeutics, Dietetics, and Hygiene" in 1914. During World War I Springthorpe served with the Australian Army Medical Corps. He was senior physician to No. 2 Australian General Hospital and worked in France and England with soldiers suffering from nervous disorders. His university and hospital appointments had lapsed while he was away, so upon his return Springthorpe resumed his post of visitor to metropolitan asylums, took up private practice again and worked for repatriation and the infant welfare movement. He helped to set up a training and registration system in dentistry and was the first dean of the faculty; helped to found the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses Association and was its first president (1901); and was first chairman of the Masseurs' Registration Board. c. 1875 c. 1875 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Melbourne 1879 1879 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne 1880 1880 Career position - Medical officer at the Beechworth Asylum in Victoria 1881 1883 Career position - Studied and practiced in England 1883 Career position - Pathologist at the Alfred Hospital in Victoria 1883 1887? Career position - Out-patient Physician at the Melbourne Hospital 1884 1884 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Melbourne 1887 Career position - Lecturer in Therapeutics, Dietetics and Hygiene, University of Melbourne 1887 Career position - In-patient Physician at the Melbourne Hospital 1891 1891 Career position - President, British Medical Association, Victorian branch 1895 1895 Career position - President, Section I (Sanitary Science and Hygiene), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1900 1900 Career position - President, Melbourne Medical Association 1914 1919 Military service - War service with the Australian Army Medical Corps Melbourne Hospital (1848 - 1935)

In-patient physician 1887 - ?

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

President, Section I (Sanitary Science and Hygiene) 1895

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 'Springthorpe, John William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Springthorpe, John William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Springthorpe, John William (1855-1933), physician Egan, Bryan Springthorpe, John William (1855-1933), physician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 38-39 Book Section: Barrett, Sir James William (1862-1945), ophthalmologist and publicist Murray-Smith, S. Barrett, Sir James William (1862-1945), ophthalmologist and publicist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1979 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 186-189