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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker & Annette Alafaci updated 2025-08-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002645b.htm person Syme George Adlington KBE AACR2 13 July 1859 19 April 1929 Place of Birth Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England Place of Death Malvern, Victoria, Australia Surgeon Sir George Syme carried out the first successful removal of an intra-cranial meningioma in Australia (1893). He studied at the Melbourne Hospital and was later appointed in-patient surgeon there in 1903. By the time Syme retired from the hospital in 1919 he had progressed to resident, surgeon, consultant surgeon and finally president of the hospital. Syme also concurrently held other positions including honorary surgeon to in-patients at St Vincent's Hospital (1893-1903), Surgeon to the Victorian police force, and Honorary Consultant Surgeon at the Melbourne Dental Hospital. At some stage early in his career he studied at King's College Hospital in London and held appointments at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, the Central London Throat and Ear Hospital and the Soho Hospital. His portrait by John Longstaff is held by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Melbourne. 1880s 1924 Career position - Private practice 1881 1881 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), University of Melbourne 1882 1882 Education - Bachelor of Surgery (BCh), University of Melbourne 1885 Award - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) 1887 Career position - Honorary Pathologist at the Women's Hospital 1887 Career position - Honorary Surgeon to out-patients at the Melbourne Hospital 1887 c. 1890 Career position - Demonstrator and Examiner in Anatomy, University of Melbourne 1888 1888 Education - Master of Surgery (MS), University of Melbourne 1889 Career position - Surgeon to the Victorian police force 1890 Career position - Acting Professor of Anatomy, University of Melbourne 1891 Career position - Honorary Consultant Surgeon at the Melbourne Dental Hospital 1893 1903 Career position - Honorary Surgeon to in-patients at St Vincent's Hospital 1903 1919 Career position - In-patient Surgeon at Melbourne Hospital 1908 1908 Career position - President, British Medical Association, Victorian branch 1914 1916 Military service - Lieutenant-Colonel with the Australian Imperial Force 1919 1919 Career position - President, British Medical Association, Victorian branch 1922 1929 Career position - Chairman of the Federal council, British Medical Association 1924 1924 Career position - Chairman, Commonwealth royal commission on health 1924 1924 Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - for Service to Victoria 1924 1927 Career position - President, Australasian Medical Congress (British Medical Association) 1927 1927 Career position - Founding Fellow, and Inaugural President, College of Surgeons of Australasia 1929 1929 Award - Honorary Fellow, American College of Surgeons 1929 1929 Award - Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), University of Wales Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) (1927 - )

Founding Fellow and inaugural President, College of Surgeons of Australasia 1927

 Melbourne Hospital (1848 - 1935)

In-patient Surgeon 1903 -1919

 St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (1893 - )

Honorary Surgeon to in-patients 1893 - 1903

 Wallaby Club (1894 - )

President 1913 - 1914

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 Syme, George Adlington (1859-1929)

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 'Syme, George Adlington', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Syme, George Adlington Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Syme, Sir George Adlington (1859-1929), surgeon O'Brien, Bernard McC Syme, Sir George Adlington (1859-1929), surgeon Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 155-156 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 Book: The Magnificent Seven: Foundation Surgeons of St Vincent's Hospital Vellar, Ivo The Magnificent Seven: Foundation Surgeons of St Vincent's Hospital Noosa Heads, Qld Publishing Solutions 2011 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