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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2013-05-02 human Kristijan Causovski and Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005383b.htm person Hirschfeld Otto Saddler AACR2 24 March 1898 29 May 1957 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Clayfield, Queensland, Australia Medical practitioner University Chancellor Otto Hirschfeld was a medical practitioner and university chancellor. He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne (M.B., B.S., 1923). He was a resident medical officer at the Royal Melbourne Hospital for 18 months. He was a physician to out-patients at Brisbane Hospital from 1925 and to in-patients in 1936 as well as a senior part-time physician in 1938. In 1938 he lectured in clinical medicine at the University of Queensland and then in pharmacology and material medica, metabolism diseases, forensic medicine, and medicine and pathology. He was in charge of the diabetic clinic at Brisbane Hospital (1937-1953), a member (1951) and fellow (1956) of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, serving on its therapeutic advisory committee. Hirschfeld served on the poisons schedule committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council, the State advisory committee on hospital drugs and surgical appliances and also chaired the committee which organised the Brisbane Hospital Pharmacopoeia. Hirschfeld was a senate member of the University of Queensland from 1950, deputy chancellor in 1952 and chancellor from 1953. In 1956, he was awarded an honorary LL.D from the University of Melbourne. 1919 1919 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland 1921 1921 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland 1923 1923 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1923 1924 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Melbourne Hospital 1925 1936 Career position - Honorary Outpatient Physician, Brisbane Hospital 1936 1938 Career position - Honorary Physician to Inpatients, Brisbane Hospital 1937 1953 Career position - In charge of the diabetic clinic, Brisbane Hospital 1938 1957 Career position - Senior Physician (part-time), Brisbane Hospital 1950 1952 Career position - Member of the Senate, University of Queensland 1951 1956 Career position - Member, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1952 1953 Career position - Deputy Chancellor, University of Queensland 1953 1957 Career position - Chancellor, University of Queensland 1956 1956 Award - Honorary LLD, University of Melbourne 1956 1957 Career position - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Chancellor 1953 - 1957

 Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )

Fellow 1956 - 1957

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 Hirschfeld, Otto Saddler (18980324-19570529)

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 'Hirschfeld, Otto Saddler', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hirschfeld, Otto Saddler Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Hirschfield, Otto Sadler (1909-1957), medical practitioner and university chancellor Patrick, Ross Hirschfield, Otto Sadler (1909-1957), medical practitioner and university chancellor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 456-457 Journal Article: Otto Saddler Hirschfeld Anon Otto Saddler Hirschfeld 1957 Medical Journal of Australia 1957 2 222-4 Book: Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians McDonald, G. L. Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Sydney Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1988-1994