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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2025-06-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005859b.htm person Holman William Prout AACR2 16 September 1899 12 August 1972 Place of Birth Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Canterbury, Victoria, Australia Radiologist William Holman was the first radiological specialist in Tasmania and was instrumental in promoting and improving radiotherapy practice in that state. He played a key role in the foundation and administration of the Tasmanian Cancer Institute. In 1952 he moved to Melbourne and for 12 years was Medical Director of the Cancer Institute Board of Victoria. From the 1930s Holman was in the forefront of using new techniques to treat breast cancer and continued to search for alternatives to surgical mastectomy. His work in this area attracted international attention. At the urging of Holman and several colleagues, the Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiology (later Radiologists) was founded in 1935. 1923 1923 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1924 1924 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Melbourne Hospital 1925 1928 Career position - Honorary radiologist, St Margaret's Hospital, Launceston 1928 1952 Career position - Radiologist (part-time), St Margaret's Hospital, Launceston 1935 1949 Career position - Founding Member, Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiology (later Radiologists) 1938 1972 Career position - Founding Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1939 1939 Career position - President, Tasmanian Branch, British Medical Association 1939 1939 Career position - Elected Fellow, Faculty of Radiologists, London 1949 1952 Career position - Fellow, College of Radiologists (Australian and New Zealand) 1950 1951 Career position - President, College of Radiologists (Australian and New Zealand) 1952 1954 Career position - Assistant Medical Director, Cancer Institute Board of Victoria 1952 1972 Award - Fellow, College of Radiologists of Australasia 1954 1966 Career position - Medical Director, Cancer Institute Board of Victoria Martin, John Hume (1919 - ) Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiology (1935 - 1942)

Founding Member 1935 - (1949)

 College of Radiologists of Australasia (1952 - 1972)

Fellow (1949) - 1972; President, College of Radiologists (Australia and New Zealand) 1950 - 1951

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

Founding Fellow 1938 - 1972

 Cancer Institute, Melbourne (1949 - 1986)

Assistant Medical Director 1952 - 1954; Medical Director 1954 - 1966

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 'Holman, William Prout', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Holman, William Prout Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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 Book: Historical Figures and Their Impact on Medicine in Launceston: Dr F. Drake, Miss J. Milne and Dr W.P. Holman: Papers and Proceedings, Historical Seminar, 14 October 2012 Launceston General Hosptial Historical Committee Historical Figures and Their Impact on Medicine in Launceston: Dr F. Drake, Miss J. Milne and Dr W.P. Holman: Papers and Proceedings, Historical Seminar, 14 October 2012 Launceston Launceston General Hospital Historical Committee 2012 Book Section: Holman, William Prout (1899-1972), radiologist Holman, Mollie E. Holman, William Prout (1899-1972), radiologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 471